Airlines canceled more than a third of the scheduled departing flights at Pittsburgh International Airport through 2 p.m. Monday because of rain, snow and wind connected to the superstorm, according to flight tracking website flightstats.com.
The website said airlines scrapped 44 of 125 flights, including ones to New York, Newark, N.J., Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Hartford, Conn. Airlines also planned to cancel 30 of 71 flights scheduled to depart after 2 p.m., the website said.
Pittsburgh International Airport spokeswoman JoAnn Jenny said airlines made more than a dozen “repositioning flights” to the airport, opting to “park their planes here to keep them out of the eye of the storm.”
Jenny advised passengers to confirm the status of their flight before traveling to the airport. Websites and phone numbers for airlines serving Pittsburgh can be found at flypittsburgh.com/airlines.
Tom Fontaine is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7847 or tfontaine@tribweb.com.
"Simple steps such as monitoring the temperature and condition of food can make the difference between safe food and dangerous food," state Agriculture Secretary George Greig said. "Remember: When in doubt, throw it out."
He offered the following tips during flooding and power outages:
• Drink only bottled water.
• Thoroughly wash all metal pans, ceramic dishes and utensils exposed to floodwater with hot soapy water. Products are safe to use if they have not come in contact with floodwater.
• Discard items submerged in floodwater. Commercially canned foods can be cleaned by removing labels, washing cans in water containing detergent, soaking them for at least one minute in chlorine solution, rinsing in cool water and placing on sides to dry. Dishes and glassware can be sanitized by boiling in clean water or by immersing them for 15 minutes in a solution of one teaspoon of chlorine bleach per quart of water.
• Never taste food to determine its safety.
• Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain cold temperatures. Refrigerators will keep food safely cold for about four hours if unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for about 48 hours.
• Use dry or block ice to keep refrigerators and freezers as cold as possible during prolonged power outages.
• If the power has been out several days, check the temperature of the freezer with an appliance thermometer or food thermometer. If the food still contains ice crystals or is at 40 degrees or below, the food is safe. If there is no thermometer, check each package of food to determine its safety. If the food still contains ice crystals, the food is safe.
• Discard refrigerated perishable food such as meat, poultry, fish, soft cheeses, milk, eggs, leftovers and deli items after four hours without power.
For details, contact the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services at 717-787-4315 or visit www.EatSafePA.com.
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