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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Update on Houston's Transportation Systems

We've received the following update from the Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau regarding the city's transportation systems following Hurricane Ike:

Houston Airport System – HAS is fully operational as of Monday, September 15, 2008. All domestic airlines flying of Monday, September 15th and all international should be flying by Tuesday, September 15th at both George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). For more information, visit www.fly2houston.com.

Greater Houston Transportation Company (Parent company of Yellow Cab) - Yellow Cab, the largest cab company in Houston, is open for business and currently operating 70% or 800 cars, of their fleet. Yellow Cab’s communications department has been fully operational during the entire hurricane via our redundant system in place in Austin.

By the end of this week (9/19/08), Yellow cab expects to be operating at nearly 95%.

Labels: Houston, Hurricane Ike