Jamaica's tourism interests on alert for short term arrivals dip arising from Hurricane Idalia

 

Jamaica's tourism authorities are tracking flights from Florida as hurricane Idalia hits the US state.

 

Several Florida airports have shut down as a result of the storm.

 

According to the US Federal Aviation Administration, the hurricane will cause delays at airports both inside and outside of the state, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Atlanta, Charlotte and Denver.

 

Tampa International Airport closed on Tuesday, and will remain closed until it can assess any damage later in the week.

 

It is unclear what impact the system will have on flights from Florida to Jamaica's two main international airports - Norman Manley International and Sangster International, but Delano Seiveright, Senior Advisor and Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, said he was not expecting any major fall out in visitor arrivals due to the hurricane.