How will Tropical Storm Debby affect air travel in and out of Myrtle Beach? What we know

Are you curious how tropical storm Debby will impact air travel at the Myrtle Beach International Airport?

We reached out to the major airlines that have flights scheduled to and from Myrtle Beach, as well as the airport itself to see how this storm will impact things.

As of 11:56 a.m., airport communications officials have not responded to The Sun News’s request for comment.

According to data from FlightAware, there have been 23 flights canceled at the Myrtle Beach International Airport within the past 24 hours.

What have airlines said about Tropical Storm Debby?

Spirit Airlines has already released a travel advisory for all flights, to, from or through MYR from Aug. 5 through Aug. 7.

This means that travelers with Spirit Airline tickets can change their flights with the fare difference waived from now until Aug. 14, according to airline officials.

American Airlines has issued a similar advisory and has canceled all flights through the Gainsville, Sarasota and Tallahasee airports in Florida.

“American Airlines is monitoring the track of Hurricane Debby and has issued a travel alert allowing customers whose travel plans are affected to rebook without change fees,” spokesman Frankie McLister said via email. “American will continue tracking this system with our customers’ and team members’ safety top of mind.”

Southwest has also issued a travel advisory from Monday through Wednesday at MYR, and have relaxed their fare rules for customers traveling through affected areas.

“We are experiencing some impacts to our operation as a result of Hurricane Debby, as well as other weather and Air Traffic Control (ATC) delays along the East Coast,” Southwest Spokesman Chris Mainz said via email. “We apologize to our Customers for any inconvenience they might experience while traveling with us.”

All of the above airlines also had travel advisories in place for the Charleston Airport, south of the Myrtle Beach Area.

What about rental cars in the Myrtle Beach area?

Alamo rental cars at the Myrtle Beach airport said they are sold out of cars today, but there is a possibility for an opening on Tuesday.

Avis at the Myrtle Beach airport said they were also all out of rental cars on Monday.

Budget was unable to pick up their local phone due to the high number of in-person request, according to their automated voicemail system.