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Tampa and St. Pete-Clearwater airports reopen after Helene

By Shauna Muckle,

5 hours ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30Z1Ps_0vlzBGtd00 — A Delta Airlines passenger jet taxis away from a gate on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Tampa International Airport. The airport reopened Friday morning after it was shuttered to commercial flights Thursday. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]

Tampa and St. Pete-Clearwater international airports reopened Friday morning after avoiding catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene.

At Tampa International, operations staff determined the airport had not sustained significant damage from the storm. Dozens of employees stayed overnight to open the airport as quickly as possible Friday morning.

St. Pete-Clearwater airport also reopened Friday morning.

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