Hurricane Dorian – 400 flights cancelled and Orlando airport announces suspension as 150mph storm and super-strength ‘King Tide’ heads for US

HURRICANE Dorian is causing travel chaos with around 400 flights cancelled as the monster storm howls towards the US east coast.

According to tracking site FlightAware.com, 200 flights to, from or within America were cancelled on Saturday.

And as of this morning another 200 planes were grounded for US trips scheduled for Sunday.

The site said: “We expect these numbers to increase in the upcoming days, especially at airports in the region where Dorian is to make landfall.”

Airlines have been issuing waivers to customers for several days for journeys which are heading to destinations in the hurricane’s path, reports CNN.

While travel firms have issued advisories to cities in Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean – more waiver options will be issued for the Carolinas as the massive storm moves northwards up the east coast.

Operations at Orlando International Airport will be suspended at 2am Monday local time, according to an official statement.

Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport have yet to confirm what action they will take and are monitoring the hurricane’s path, it has been reported.

The 150mph storm shifted its path and could graze Florida's coast and continue on to Georgia and North and South Carolina.

And that’s the same route as Category 5 Matthew took three years ago – hugging the southern east coast of the country while still causing billions of dollars of damage.

The killer hurricane devastated the four states bringing wind and flood damage, killing 47 and leaving millions without power.

But Bryan Norcross, a senior hurricane specialist, told  that Dorian is moving even slower than Matthew which means it could wreak more havoc on the sunshine state.