Hurricane Melissa Is Disrupting Travel Across the Caribbean With Flights Grounded, Cruises Rerouted—What to Know

Map shows planes skirting Hurricane Melissa as the storm causes flight cancellations and travel chaos

Flights to and from the US took longer routes around Hurricane Melissa.Flightradar24Hurricane Melissa has brought extensive disruption to Caribbean flights.Data from flight tracking sites shows how many planes are avoiding flying near the storm.Jamaica's airports are shut down, with local media footage showing flooding at its busiest airport.Hurricane Melissa has shut down Jamaica's airports and is disrupting flights through the Caribbean.A map …

Hurricane Melissa Is Disrupting Travel Across the Caribbean With Flights Grounded, Cruises Rerouted—What to Know

With winds up to 175 mph, the Category 5 storm has grounded flights, rerouted cruises, and forced resort evacuations.Premysl Aubrecht/Getty Images Dark clouds roll over the coastline in Jamaica.Hurricane Melissa barreled down on Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, the worst to ever hit the island nation.The storm, projected by The Weather Channel to be the first Category 5 landfall since 2019 in the Atlantic, struck Jamaica with wind gusts…