Hurricane Ike passed over Texas this weekend, tearing some towns and cities to shreds. Among them, was Houston. The city’s airports, one of which is home to Continental Airlines, were left damaged and paralyzed for the weekend. Continental said that they would fly a reduced schedule out of Houston today, as the city cleans up the flooding and wind damage. The hurricane, which effects nearly half of Continental’s 44,000 Houston-based employees, caused damage to the Texan coast as well as surrounding cities. The city does have a curfew in effect, however travelers are an exception.
Other airlines, such as American Airlines, listed flights to Houston Hobby and Bush Intercontinental. All flights aboard Southwest Airlines will be cancelled today, however the airline will resume flights but is expected to operate a reduced schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday. Southwest said that Houston is one of their largest cities and they will operate based on the condition of the airport and security.
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