Travelers at Orlando International Airport deal with impacts of smoke from Canada wildfires

WILDFIRES IN CANADA BLANKETING PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST. STILL, YOU ARE LOOKING AT NEW YORK CITY HERE. IT’S LEADING TO WORSENING AIR QUALITY FOR MANY MAJOR CITIES, ALONG WITH HEALTH CONCERNS. IT’S ALSO DISRUPTING BIG EVENTS AND TRAVEL WHERE SHE’S MICHELLE MEREDITH CAUGHT UP WITH PEOPLE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SOME BOARDING PLANES WITH A BIT OF DREAD, OTHERS COMING HERE FROM THE NORTHEAST WITH BIG SMILES ON THEIR FACE. ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL C, HOME TO JETBLUE. LOTS OF PASSENGERS FLYING THE NORTHEAST. THAT’S WHERE WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE FILATOV FAMILY BOUND FOR NEW YORK CITY. ON ONE HAND, THEY’RE EXCITED. THEY’RE GOING TO SEE LOVED ONES. BUT ON THE OTHER, THE TIMING COULDN’T BE WORSE. THE SKIES OF THE BIG APPLE ARE TRAPPED IN A HAZE. ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10, HOW MUCH ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THAT SMOKE? ONE OUT OF TEN. THAT’S A ZERO, RIGHT? IN MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST, ALL THE WAY TO THE CAROLINAS. SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IN CANADA HAS BROUGHT ON AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR 75 MILLION ACROSS THE NATION. PEOPLE ARE TOLD NOT TO GO OUT UNLESS THEY HAVE TO. FLIGHTS ARE BEING GROUNDED. FIDEL AND JEANETTE ARE FLYING TO NEW JERSEY TO CELEBRATE THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER’S BIRTHDAY. BUT THEIR SON CALLED WITH SOME UNUSUAL ADVICE. BRING A JACKET. BRING A MASK. IS THAT WHY MILES IS A WORKER AND THERE’S A LOT OF SMOKE FROM CANADA COMING DOWN? NO, NOT EVERYONE. WE TALK TO HERE AT THE AIRPORT IS FLYING NORTH. WE TALKED TO A FAMILY FROM BOSTON. ONE GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE BOOKED THEIR FLIGHT THIS WEEK TO SUNNY ORLANDO. THE SUN JUST AT NIGHT IS ORANGE AND BLAZING AS IT’S SETTING IN. NOT LIKE A NORMAL SUNSET. IT LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT. THE PEOPLE, OTTO, SAY THE SKIES OF BOSTON LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A SPECIAL FACT, OUT OF A MOVIE HEADED TO PICK UP THE RENTAL CAR IN ORLANDO. THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPIER. ARE YOU EXCITED? YES. WHY SO GO TO DISNEY AND SEE AEREO. YOU’RE READY FOR THE HOT WEATHER. THE BLUE SKIES AND WHAT ELSE? AND NO MORE SMOKE. AND WELCOME TO THE SUNSHINE STATE. IN ORANGE COUNTY

Orlando International Airport, Terminal C, home to Jet Blue.There were a lot of passengers flying to the northeast. The airport is where WESH 2 caught up with the Philitas family, bound for New York.On one hand, they were excited.They were going to see loved ones.On the other, their timing couldn't be worse. The skies of the Big Apple are trapped in a haze.We asked Kervin Philitas, on a scale from one to 10, how much he was looking forward to dealing with all that smoke.“On a scale from one to 10, a zero," Philitas said. In much of the northeast, all the way to the Carolinas, smoke from the wildfires in Canada has brought air quality alerts for 75 million people in the United States.People are being warned not to go out unless they have to. Flights have been grounded.Fidel Hernandez and Jeanette Velez were flying to New Jersey to celebrate their granddaughter's birthday. Fidel says their son called with unusual advice."Bring a jacket. Bring masks. I said, ‘Why bring masks?' There's a lot of smoke from Canada coming down," he said.But not everyone at the airport was flying up north.We found a family from Boston lucky enough to have booked their vacation this week in sunny Orlando.Christine Dipilato says they flew in from Boston.“The sun at night is orange and blazing. Not like a normal sunset; it's very different," Dipilato said. Headed to pick up their rental car in Orlando, they could not have been happier.Dipilato’s husband, Matthew, says he’s ready for hot weather, blue skies and “no more smoke." Top headlines: Officials arrest Ocala woman accused of fatally shooting neighbor through door Deputies identify 17-year-old found dead in wooded area of Ocala National Weather Service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in Brevard County

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Orlando International Airport, Terminal C, home to Jet Blue.

There were a lot of passengers flying to the northeast. The airport is where WESH 2 caught up with the Philitas family, bound for New York.

On one hand, they were excited.

They were going to see loved ones.

On the other, their timing couldn't be worse. The skies of the Big Apple are trapped in a haze.

We asked Kervin Philitas, on a scale from one to 10, how much he was looking forward to dealing with all that smoke.

“On a scale from one to 10, a zero," Philitas said.

In much of the northeast, all the way to the Carolinas, smoke from the wildfires in Canada has brought air quality alerts for 75 million people in the United States.

People are being warned not to go out unless they have to. Flights have been grounded.

Fidel Hernandez and Jeanette Velez were flying to New Jersey to celebrate their granddaughter's birthday. Fidel says their son called with unusual advice.

"Bring a jacket. Bring masks. I said, ‘Why bring masks?' There's a lot of smoke from Canada coming down," he said.

But not everyone at the airport was flying up north.

We found a family from Boston lucky enough to have booked their vacation this week in sunny Orlando.

Christine Dipilato says they flew in from Boston.

“The sun at night is orange and blazing. Not like a normal sunset; it's very different," Dipilato said.

Headed to pick up their rental car in Orlando, they could not have been happier.

Dipilato’s husband, Matthew, says he’s ready for hot weather, blue skies and “no more smoke."

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