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Ask the Captain: Can you fly over hurricanes? If not, how do you fly around them?

John Cox, Special to USA TODAY Comments Off on Ask the Captain: Can you fly over hurricanes? If not, how do you fly around them?

Pilots can – and do – fly over hurricanes but but it's thunderstorm activity and wind speed that can ground flights and close airports.

      
John Cox, Special to USA TODAY
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