Airline Saves Travelers from Hurricane
Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Central America.
Photo: noaa.gov
If you're worried about friends or family who have been vacationing in Central America, along the path of Hurricane Felix, you can rest easy. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the locals.
As Hurricane Felix was bearing down on the Central American coast on Monday, Grupo Taca Airlines came to the rescue, running free flights for stranded tourists from Roatan, Guanaja, and other popular Caribbean vacation destinations to the relative safety of the mainland. Kudos to the airline for stepping up during an emergency.
However, left behind to ride out the storm were thousands of native villagers, many of whom were sheltered by nothing more than wooden shacks. Felix hit the coast as a Category 5 storm early yesterday morning, pounding northern Nicaragua and drenching Honduras.
The storm has disrupted the vacations of thousands of cruise passengers: According to USA Today's Cruise Log, Carnival and Royal Caribbean have had to change some of their ships' itineraries to avoid mighty Felix, as they did a few weeks ago for Dean.
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