Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (Courtesy: Northeastern REMC)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS)- Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) has canceled two fall flights planned for October 6 and October 27.
It comes after a year when most flights were postponed due to COVID-19. After resuming operations, flights are again being canceled due to the ongoing pandemic.
HFNEI released the following on Tuesday:
After lengthy review and thorough consideration, the Board of Directors of Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has made the difficult decision to cancel the Honor Flights scheduled for the remainder of 2021 due to unforeseen logistical issues and continuing changing COVID protocols that preclude them from flying this fall. The Board of Directors did not see any opportunity to safely operate flights with the current (and predicted) continuing increases in infections, hospitalizations, etc.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the October 6, 2021 Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be re-scheduled for the April 2022 Honor Flight.
Veterans and guardians who were originally scheduled for the October 27, 2021 Honor Flight from Fort Wayne will automatically be re-scheduled for the May 2022 Honor Flight.
HFNEI President Dennis Covert states “It is disheartening that we’ve had to delay our flights for two full years, however, the safety of our veterans has always been and will continue to be the number one priority for Honor Flight. Until the pandemic declines, it is simply not prudent for Honor Flight to risk the health and safety of those we seek to honor.”
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