Multiple structures in have been destroyed in tourist town Lahaina as thousands were ordered to shelter in place. Officials are discouraging all non-essential travel to Maui. Here's how it's impacting Bay Area travel:
Mineta San Jose International Airport travelers with Maui itineraries react to devastating, fast-moving wildfires.At least six fires have scorched more than 1,800-acres across Maui and the Big Island.
San Jose resident Shannon Drozen said her husband and kids are in Maui now, visiting her in-laws. She had plans to land there on Wednesday. Others who planned to fly out of SJC expressed frustration. Jessica Hopkins and her husband had direct flights to Maui for a nine-day trip. They've since been diverted.Redding residents, both admit they may be a bit desensitized to the news of the fire's devastation.
"Nothing from the airline, nothing from anywhere - travel agencies, nothing about what was going on in Maui. We had no idea until we literally got here to check in our bags to get on the flight," Hopkins shared about the moment she was informed of the fire.
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