the airport tweeted, in anticipation of Hurricane Ida’s landfall. The day prior, a massive crowd of travelers eager to get out ahead of the storm packed security checkpoints at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The Transportation Security Administration for the airport said on Saturday that evacuations were intensifying security lines and advised all travelers to arrive at the airport three hours early.
The airport said staff is onsite monitoring the building to assess and address any potential damage throughout the storm so that airlines can resume flights once it’s safe to do so.
Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s ruinous strike on the Gulf Coast. With 150 mph winds, it was.