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Manchester Airport to Florida cancels flights due to Hurricane Milton

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Flights between Manchester Airport and Florida have been cancelled as the US braces for Hurricane Milton.

Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, with tropical force winds affecting the west coast from Wednesday morning.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said there was an increasing risk of a life-threatening storm surge on the west coast, and heavy rainfall and high winds are expected to impact large parts of Florida.

The airline cancelled two flights on Tuesday between Heathrow and Tampa, and nine on Wednesday, including ones between Manchester and Orlando. A further 10 flights have been called off on Thursday, involving Heathrow, Manchester, Orlando and Tampa.

Two flights from Edinburgh to Orlando have been delayed by 23 hours, one on Wednesday and one on Thursday.

Tui said it expected its flying programme “to be extremely disrupted”, with Melbourne Orlando International Airport closing to commercial flights at 2pm on Wednesday and reopening at 9am on Friday.

There is a general upheaval due to the dangerous weather conditions and government agencies are trying to protect passengers and travellers.

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