Flights out of area airports to begin today but check your airlines for times

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James Williams
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Flights out of Tampa slowly return. St.Pete-Clearwater will be Wednesday

Welcome news to people trying to leave the area or those who want to get back to Florida after Hurricane Irma. Both area airports will reopen this morning. But we caution you to be sure to check your airlines before you head out to the airport.

Tampa International Airport officials said they planned to resume limited operations Tuesday with a gradual build-up to a full schedule in following days.

Meanwhile, St. Pete-Clearwater Airport announced it will reopen on Tuesday and resume flights on Wednesday. The airport closed Friday after Hurricane Irma was forecast to pass over Tampa Bay. It said while the building will open on Tuesday flights will resume on Wednesday.

Here is a list of airlines that fly out of both airports so you can get the latest on travel in or out of the area.

Airline PHONE NUMBER Airside Ticketing &
Baggage Claim		 Curbside
Check-in
Alaska Airlines(link is external) (800) 252-7522 A RED N
Air Canada(link is external) (888) 247-2262 E RED N
American Airlines(link is external) (800) 433-7300
(866) 422-2247 
for Cuba travel		 F BLUE Y
British Airways(link is external) (800) 247-9297 F RED N
Cayman Airways(link is external) (800) 422-9626 F BLUE N
Copa Airlines(link is external) (800) 359-2672 F BLUE N
Delta Air Lines(link is external) (800) 221-1212 E BLUE Y
Edelweiss Air(link is external) 0041 848 333 593 F RED N
Frontier(link is external) (801) 401-9000 C RED N
Jet Blue(link is external) (800) 538-2583
(866) 422-2247
for Cuba travel		 A BLUE Y
Lufthansa(link is external) (800) 645-3880 F RED N
Silver Airways(link is external) (800) 881-4999 A RED N
Southwest Airlines(link is external) (800) 435-9792 C RED Y
Spirit Airlines(link is external) (801) 401-2200 A RED N
Sun Country Airlines(link is external)(seasonal) (800) 359-6786
(800) 963-2822
for Cuba travel		 A RED N
Swift Air(link is external) (813) 872-8313 E BLUE N
United(link is external) (800) 241-6522 A BLUE Y
WestJet(link is external) (800) 538-5696 E RED N
World Atlantic Airlines(link is external) (813) 872-8313
for Cuba travel		 F RED N
James Williams
Jim Williams is the Washington Bureau Chief, Digital Director as well as the Director of Special Projects for Genesis Communications. He is starting his third year as part of the team. This is Williams 40th year in the media business, and in that time he has served in a number of capacities. He is a seven time Emmy Award winning television producer, director, writer and executive. He has developed four regional sports networks, directed over 2,000 live sporting events including basketball, football, baseball hockey, soccer and even polo to name a few sports. Major events include three Olympic Games, two World Cups, two World Series, six NBA Playoffs, four Stanley Cup Playoffs, four NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship Tournaments (March Madness), two Super Bowl and over a dozen college bowl games. On the entertainment side Williams was involved s and directed over 500 concerts for Showtime, Pay Per View and MTV Networks.

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