9.22.17 – (LAA/LUS) – Hurricane Maria Update 5

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Friday, September 22, 2017

 

Hurricane Maria Update 5 – LAA/LUS

Hurricane Maria remains a Category 3 Hurricane with 125 mph sustained winds as it passes northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. At 1100 EDT, the eye of Hurricane Maria was moving toward the northwest at 8 mph. A turn toward the north-northwest is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the north by late Saturday. On the forecast track, Maria’s core will move away from the Turks and Caicos Islands today, and pass northeast and east of the Bahamas through Sunday.
 

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Operations Update:*

*This information is subject to change and will be contingent upon airport inspections, damage assessments and infrastructure at the impacted airports.  

 
PLS – Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

• All flights cancelled today
• Tentative plans to resume operations the afternoon of Sept. 23 pending airport infrastructure and damage assessment

POP – Puerto Plata

• Normal operations resumed today, Sept. 22

PUJ – Punta Cana

• Normal operations resumed today, Sept. 22 

SDQ – Santo Domingo

• Normal operations resumed today, Sept. 22

SJU – San Juan

• Limited operations 
• Operating 1 flight per day, MIA-SJU-MIA, for the next three days
• Increasing flights will be contingent upon airport infrastructure

STI – Santiago, Dominican Republic

• Normal operations resumed today, Sept. 22

STT – St. Thomas

• All flights cancelled through the weekend
• Airport has reported major damage
• Tentative plans to resume service Sept. 25 pending damage assessment and airport infrastructure

STX – St. Croix

• All flights cancelled through the weekend
• Airport has reported major damage
• Tentative plans to resume service Sept. 25 pending damage assessment and airport infrastructure

SXM – St. Maarten

• Operations suspended and all flights are cancelled
• Tentative plans to resume operations on Oct. 1 pending assessment of airport infrastructure

Flight Attendants living in these affected areas are encouraged to contact Daily Operations or their Flight Service Manager if they require assistance. Please call Daily Operations at 1-682-315-7070 or 1-888-222-4737.

Our thoughts are with all our Flight Attendants and/or their families that live in the wake of these devastating storms. 

Flight Attendants wishing to make donations to their colleagues in need after these devastating storms are encouraged to contribute to a special Flight Attendant Disaster Relief Fund with the WINGS Foundation:  >>https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/wingsfoundation

 

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