Hurricane Beryl causes headache for MCO to Houston passengers
Hurricane Beryl has weakened to a tropical depression, but it hit Texas as a hurricane, knocking out power to millions and making it hard for people to fly in or out of cities like Houston.
According to the departure website for MCO, every flight from there to Houston's George Bush Airport was canceled today. Multiple flights to Houston's Hobby airport were also canceled.
Their luggage and some hope were about all the passengers had, as WESH spoke to some passengers wanting to make it to Houston.
"Fingers crossed," said Amanda Pecora, who was trying to head to Houston for work. "I really hope so. But who knows at this point,"
"We're supposed to leave today, yes," said Ashley Caldwell, who lives in Houston. "Hopefully, yes."
Travel has been difficult, thanks to Hurricane Beryl.
"It's been a little bit of a struggle," Pecora said.
For Pecora, getting to Houston has been a multi-day headache.
"I was supposed to be there two days ago and they canceled it, and then rescheduled, and then they canceled again last night. So this is my third try," she said.
Orlando is home for her, but the delay put a dent in her work plans.
"I actually had to, like, push back a bunch of my shoots because I'm a photographer," she said.
Her flight was delayed more than once Monday night.
Other passengers we talked to hadn't had a flight canceled yet.
"We didn't get rebooked yet. The day is still young though,"
After getting off a cruise out of Port Canaveral, they've been checking on things at home.
"Is the power on? Is my dog OK? What's going on?" Caldwell said.
And they were relieved they booked one of the last flights home to Houston.
"I am now," she said. "I am now definitely. Cause I feel like stuff is slowing down in Houston, hopefully,"
But then the question becomes, if they get out, will they be able to get home? Or wherever they're heading.
"Usually, I drive to the airport," said Kayla Gordon, who was also traveling to Houston. "This time, I didn't. So now I have to call an Uber to get home, but what if nobody is able to get to the airport cause of all the flooding and stuff?"
Pecora said, "I'm hoping it's not as bad as it looks, but we'll see."