[Kerwin at Passrider.com] U.S. Flight Disruption | Veterans Day 2025 | Hurricane Melissa Relief

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Hi Fellow Traveler,

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to read my words. It is appreciated! Here’s hoping you had an amazing week.

Tuesday, November 11, 2025, is Armistice/Veterans Day. If you’re a veteran, thank you for all you did for your country.

It’s a very crazy time in the world of travel in the U.S., as the U.S. airlines have been mandated by the FAA, to cut up to 10% of their flights due to the shortage of Air Traffic Controllers. Good luck out there with your travels.

I created a page so you can check the flight status for your airline; of course, you can always use the airline’s App.

I have a paid flight tomorrow, and so far, it has not been cancelled. If it is over the next few hours, I’ll have to see about booking another flight and taking travel insurance benefits, or hang out in my destination a little longer until I get re-booked by my airline of choice.

To add to all this chaos, the airports in Houston, Intercontinental (IAH) and Hobby (HOU), have seen a reduction in TSA employees showing up for work, so it will take longer to clear security. At IAH, you can only enter the airport via Terminals A and E. However, you check your bags at C and E for United and at A and D for all other airlines, depending on the airline you are flying with.

Other airports around the U.S. are also experiencing issues, so be sure to check the airport’s website before heading to the airport.

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Hurricane Melissa Relief Continues

Please continue to think of the people in Jamaica as they try to get back on their feet. This includes my own family members, who also had damage to their homes. They all survived, thankfully, but as you can imagine, it’s pretty hard on them and their neighbors.

I’m amazed at the number of organization that does the work of getting people back on their feet. hats off to them.

These organizations need your financial support. TIME magazine has a great article with some helpful links; please check it out: https://time.com/7329186/hurricane-melissa-caribbean-impact-victims-how-to-help-relief-organizations/.

Jamaica is coordinating its efforts at https://supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate.

This is a good starting point. Monetary donations are preferable, allowing recipients to use the funds as needed.

UNICEF and the International Red Cross also have resources set up.

I don’t have the special Jamaica page set up as yet, as this week has had me traveling in the Boston area for a conference. But my trip did provide additional information for that page so the trip was worthwhile. Stay tuned.

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That’s all I got.