LMM operator: Nearly 7,800 passengers impacted by weather‑related flight disruptions

By THE STAR STAFF

Aerostar, the private operator of Luis Muñoz Marín (LMM) International Airport in Carolina, reported Sunday that 7,784 passengers were affected by widespread flight cancellations and delays caused by adverse weather conditions impacting several airports across the United States and Canada.

According to the company, the disruptions involved 2,617 arriving passengers and 5,167 departing passengers. The weather‑related operational impacts extended to major airports including New York-JFK, Newark (EWR), Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), Washington-Reagan National (DCA), Atlanta (ATL), Miami (MIA), Charlotte (CLT), Raleigh-Durham (RDU), Hartford/Bradley (BDL), White Plains (HPN), Providence (PVD), Baltimore (BWI) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). International flights to and from Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic and Toronto (YYZ) in Canada were also affected.

Airlines experiencing delays and cancellations included JetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, American Airlines, United, Delta and Air Canada.

Airport authorities reiterated their call for travelers to verify the status of their flights directly with their airlines before heading to the airport. They warned that delays and cancellations may continue as long as unfavorable weather persists at the affected airports across the U.S. and Canada.