More than 1,300 flights canceled by US airlines due to Hurricane Beryl – News

Texas’ largest ports also shut down operations and shipping traffic Sunday after Beryl intensified.

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U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,300 flights Monday as Hurricane Beryl intensified and made landfall in Texas.

A total of 1,354 flights have been canceled and 773 flights have been delayed as of 8:16 a.m. ET, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

United Airlines tops the list with 405 canceled flights, followed by Southwest Airlines with 268.

Southwest said it was monitoring the situation and proactively adjusted its flight schedule Monday in Houston and South Texas due to the hurricane.

United and Southwest also issued travel advisories citing Hurricane Beryl affecting flights at airports including Austin, Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Houston, among others, in the region.

Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, made landfall near the coastal city of Matagorda in Texas early today, pounding the coast with dangerous storm surges, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Texas’ largest ports also shut down operations and shipping traffic Sunday after Beryl intensified.

The Federal Aviation Administration warned Friday of thunderstorms affecting travel across the country.