People really, really wanted to be home,” she said. In the first days of the storm, airlines gave passengers the standard rebooking period of a few days. Now, many airlines are allowing passengers flying through southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana to rebook their tickets through late September. Emily Paul of Houston was watching the storm from Seattle, where she was attending a friend’s wedding. Then again, getting to and from the airport to residential areas of Houston may be another struggle for some.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2017 20:15 UTC