Hurricane Gustav didn’t appear to affect operations Sunday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, with almost all departures and arrivals on time throughout the day.
BWI had one scheduled Southwest Airlines flight arriving Sunday from New Orleans, and the flight arrived on time around 4 p.m., according to the airport.
There were no flights scheduled to depart BWI on Sunday for New Orleans.
Several airlines announced flight changes Sunday in advance of the hurricane’s predicted landfall today:
- AirTran Airways added additional flights from New Orleans and Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss., to Atlanta on Sunday.
- Continental Airlines added larger aircraft and additional flights into and out of New Orleans to assist with evacuation efforts. The extra capacity provided space for more than 1,200 additional customers.
- Delta Air Lines on Sunday added three flights from New Orleans to Atlanta to assist customers evacuating the New Orleans area.
