Here at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, hundreds of passengers bound for the East Coast of the United States are stranded.<br/> <br />With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the eastern seaboard, airports up and down the coast are shutting down operations in anticipation of the storm's impact.<br/> <br />All flights from Paris bound for Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were cancelled starting Monday.<br/> <br />Jeff Baron is looking at one or more nights stuck in Paris.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) JEFF BARON A RESIDENT OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT SAYING:<br/> <br />"Obviously we will need to get a place to stay here in Paris. And there's a little indecision as they don't know how long it's going to be before airports open. But we hope to be on our way certainly as soon as we can."<br/> <br />Many U.S.-bound passengers were warned of the cancellations in advance by phone or email.<br/> <br />But not everyone got the message.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MEXICAN PASSENGER TRAVELLING TO WASHINGTON D.C., MANUEL, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I just arrived and someone told me my flight is cancelled."<br/> <br />Forecasters are saying Sandy could be the largest storm ever to hit the United States.
