July 8 (Reuters) - Airlines in the United States
canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday as Hurricane Beryl
intensified and made landfall in Texas.
A total of 1,331 flights were canceled and 505 flights were
delayed as of 6.06 a.m. ET, according to flight tracking website
FlightAware.
United Airlines led the list with 406 flights,
followed by Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) at 268.
Both United and Southwest ( LUV ) issued travel advisories citing
Hurricane Beryl impacting flights in airports including Austin,
Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Houston among others in the
region.
Beryl, which left a trail of destruction this week in the
Caribbean, killing at least 11 people, was now a category 1
hurricane and may strengthen into a category 2 by landfall on
Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The largest ports in Texas also closed operations and vessel
traffic on Sunday after Beryl intensified.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned of
thunderstorms impacting travel across the country.