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People stand on the beach watching the heavy surf caused by the approaching Hurricane Sandy, on Sunday, October 28, in Cape May, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline sometime on Monday, bringing heavy winds and floodwaters.

Sean Doyle of Levittown and Andrew Hodgson of Hicksville pull their boat from the Long Island Sound on Sunday in Oyster Bay, New York.

With Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Long Island Railroad announced the suspension of service at 7 p.m. Sunday in Hicksville, New York.

Lisa Cellucci holds her umbrella as it is blown backward from Hurricane Sandy’s winds as her friend Kim Vo watches on Sunday in Cape May, New Jersey.

People look at the surf as high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy arrive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Sunday.

A construction worker covers air vents to try to prevent the New York subway system from flooding as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Sunday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced there will be an orderly shutdown and suspension of all subway, bus and commuter rail service in response to the storm.

Residents of Long Beach, New York, fill sandbags on Sunday in preparation for the storm.

A satellite image from 10:10 a.m. ET on Sunday shows Hurricane Sandy in the Atlantic Ocean grazing the East Coast. The storm is expected to cause massive flooding and widespread power outages when it hits the East Coast late Sunday and into the week.

A man surfs at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York, as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Sunday. Sandy is heading up the East Coast and is forecast to make a possible first landfall near the Delaware coast.

Scott Davenport brings plywood to cover the windows at the Trump Plaza casino on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday.

Bob Kaege takes a measurement while boarding up a shop in Cold Spring, New Jersey, on Saturday, October 27, as Marie Jadick speaks on the telephone getting an updated weather report in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.

Houses are flooded out in the neighborhood of La Javilla in Santo Domingo, the capital of Dominican Republic, on Friday, October 26.

Residents watch firefighters battle a blaze in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday. The fire, which destroyed the home, was started by a faulty generator that was triggered when Sandy caused a blackout, firefighters said.

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded street Friday in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, where three overflowing rivers put homes and farms underwater.

Corey Hutterli works on securing his sailboat as the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy are felt in Miami Beach, Florida, on Thursday, October 25.

A woman stands at the entrance of her house surrounded by flood water after heavy rains in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Thursday.

People walk on a flooded street after Hurricane Sandy hit Port Au Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

Burt Myrich boards up a home in preparation for Hurricane Sandy on Saturday, October 27, in Cape May, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has ordered mandatory evacuations of the barrier islands by 4 p.m. Sunday, including the Atlantic City casinos, as Hurricane Sandy threatens the East Coast.

A woman peers out the door of her house Thursday after it was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Bayamo, Cuba.

A man clears debris from his house on Thursday. It was demolished by Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.

Residents in Bayamo, Cuba, try to fix a house damaged by hurricane Sandy on Thursday.

A U.N. peacekeeper on Thursday stands at the edge of a bridge that was washed away by heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

A house ruined by heavy flooding from Hurricane Sandy sits abandoned in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday.

Men deal with downed tree branches after heavy rains caused by Hurricane Sandy in Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday, October 24.

Students walk in floodwater from Hurricane Sandy’s rain in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday.

Citizens of Bayamo, Cuba, buy food on Wednesday, as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

Waves hit the coast in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday.

Citizens of Bayamo, Cuba, talk on the sidewalk on Wednesday.

People in Bayamo, Cuba, hold umbrellas as they purchase food Wednesday before the arrival of the hurricane.

Jamaicans shelter themselves from the rain of approaching Hurricane Sandy as they walk along the Hope River on Wednesday.

The Hope River begins to swell with rain from approaching Hurricane Sandy in Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday.

Houses sit along the Hope River in Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday.

A satellite view shows Hurricane Sandy’s position on Wednesday.

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(CNN) — Airlines around the world have cancelled flights to and from the northeast United States because of the growing threat from deadly Hurricane Sandy.

Middle Eastern, European, Asian and U.S. airlines have grounded flights in and out of America’s eastern seaboard as 350-mile wide Sandy prepares to make landfall later Monday.

Latest: Hurricane Sandy takes aim at New Jersey

British Airways has now cancelled flights to and from New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Baltimore.

A statement on BA’s website said: “We understand that customers may be disappointed, however their safety is our highest priority. We are offering the option to rebook or receive a refund to those customers whose flights are cancelled.”

Britain’s Virgin Atlantic also cancelled all east coast flights, and London’s Heathrow Airport is advising U.S.-bound passengers to check their flight status before travelling to the airport.

Qatar Airways and the United Arab Emirates-based airlines Etihad and Emirates also cancelled flights to the U.S. northeast. In a statement Emirates said the safety of their passengers “will not be compromised.”

Germany’s Lufthansa, Ireland’s Aer Lingus, Australia’s Qantas and Turkish Airlines have also scrubbed flights in and out of New York and elsewhere.

Some 50 million people from Virginia to Massachusetts are expected to feel the effect of Sandy, which is expected to land somewhere between Maryland and Pennsylvania late Monday or early Tuesday. New Jersey could bear the brunt of the Category 1 hurricane, according to a forecast map released by the National Hurricane Center.

The cost of potential wind damage alone from the hurricane could be up to $3 billion, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The storm has also prompted thousands of domestic cancellations across America.

While all American Airlines flights to the east coast are cancelled, the airline is operating a normal service to other parts of the country.

United Airlines grounded roughly 3,700 flights between Sunday and Wednesday, and Delta said all flights from Washington to Boston, and out of New York and Philadelphia, were cancelled.

Both companies are allowing some customers to change their flight plans without paying any fees due to the storm.

Information from CNN Wires was used in this report.

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