Friday, December 28, 2012

More Than 13,000 Flights Cancelled | Synopsis

More Than 13,000 Flights Cancelled

New York Airways helicopter at JFK airport after flying from the top of the Pan-Am building in downtown New York City 1967
New York Airways helicopter at JFK airport after flying from the top of the Pan-Am building in downtown New York City 1967 by gbaku
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Traffic in and out of airports and train stations from North Carolina to Boston have virtually shut down today, and may not be back in service until later this week. At least 13,785 flights have been cancelled as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to FlightAware, effectively shutting down commercial air traffic along the East Coast. These cancellations are creating a ripple effect that is being felt across the entire country, forcing delays as far west as Seattle and San Francisco. Sandy is even grounding planes in Europe where flights to the U.S. are being canceled because their destination airports are shut down. Plans to travel via train have been derailed, as Amtrak has shut down all East Coast service. On a typical day, over 300 trains would be running. "You prepare, you prepare, you prepare, and then they can change," Kelly Bab, a traveler in Philadelphia, told ABC News.

People:

Rob Maruster

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.374041

SentimentQuote
-0.126491"The thing we're going to be watching very, very closely is the flooding and the flood potential here in New York," Jet Blue COO Rob Maruster ...
-0.0974571"The thing we're going to be watching very, very closely is the flooding and the flood potential here in New York," Jet Blue COO Rob Maruster said. "With these airports basically at sea level, that poses a major risk to us."
-0.138755"It'll take us a couple days, probably until at least Thursday, if not Friday, to get back to normal with something this large," he said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3627031
  • Mean: -0.12090103333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Kelly Bab

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.312194

LaGuardia

Overall Sentiment: 0.0412619

Relevance: 0.271673

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Company: FlightAware

Overall Sentiment: -0.436632

Relevance: 0.307275

Company: Amtrak

Overall Sentiment: -0.197628

Relevance: 0.306896

Disambiguation: GovernmentAgency | TransportOperatorReferences:

Company: United Airlines

Overall Sentiment: -0.0282241

Relevance: 0.304951

NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.23352

Relevance: 0.764224

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