Qatar Airways Cancels Three Flights Due to Hurricane Irene

Doha, August 28 (QNA) - Qatar Airways cancelled two flights one to Washington and New York - scheduled Sunday and one return flight from
New York to Doha due to the bad weather conditions caused by Hurricane Irene in the east coast of United States.
Flight QR 51 from Doha International Airport to Dulles International Airport, Washington DC; Flight QR 83 from Doha to JFK International Airport, New York and Flight QR 84 from JFK to Doha were the three flights mentioned as 'cancelled' on the national carrier's website today.
"As Hurricane Irene moves up the US East Coast we are experiencing disruptions to our flights arriving and departing New York (JFK) and Washington, DC (IAD) airports," the Qatar Airways said in its travel advisory.
Qatar Airways is currently monitoring the situation in New York and Washington, DC and has urged passengers to check the website for further flight status updates.
Other carriers from the GCC too issued travel advisories due to the heavy rains and storm in the east coast of US.
"Due to the impact of Hurricane Irene, the Airport Authority has suspended flights to and from New York's JFK Airport," Emirates said in an operational update on its website.
The airline listed EK201 and 202 on Saturday, and EK203, EK204, EK201 and EK202 on Sunday as the cancelled flights.
Etihad Airways, too, cancelled two of its flights - EY101 and EY100 - on Saturday to and from New York due to Hurricane Irene, as stated by the Abu Dhabi-based carrier on its website.