In Florida, Anyone With a Plane Is Flying Away From Irma

The Category 4 hurricane has created a mass exodus in the skies as airlines and private pilots move out of harm’s way.
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One of the biggest evacuations of aircraft on record is taking shape as airlines and private aircraft owners are moving their planes, and themselves, out of Hurricane Irma’s path.

At least 500 aircraft scheduled for flights into or out of the state will flee Friday and Saturday depending on the storm’s direction, according to aviation consultant Mead & Hunt. As many as 210 planes that normally stay overnight in Florida would be among those shuttled out, said Sam Engel, head of the aviation practice at consultant ICF.