WATCH LIVE: TPA holds press conference on airport closure ahead of Hurricane Milton

TAMPA – Watch as Tampa International Airport (TPA) officials hold a press conference announcing the suspension of air travel from Tampa beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday as Hurricane Milton preparations continue across the Bay Area.

TPA says that due to their location in Evacuation Zone A, “they will not have personnel available to assist others with supplies or assistance, nor will emergency services be able to respond to calls or transport people to or from the airport.”

TPA says they plan to reopen the airport when conditions are safe to do so.