At least ten commercial flights have been canceled from Las Americas International Airport to the cities of New York and Boston, in the United States, due to the effects of a winter snowstorm.
Luis López Mena, corporate director of Communications for Dominican Airports XXI Aerodom, stated that about 10 operations of the JetBlue airline in Boston and New York have been canceled due to the effects of the winter storm Gail.
He explained that despite the situation, still other airlines such as United Airlines and Delta Airlines have not announced the cancellation of their flights to and from New York.
The cancellation of flights left this thousand stranded for decades by passengers who had booked to travel to US territory from the Las Américas terminal.
The Aerodom executive said stranded passengers are being placed on other commercial flights expected to leave this Wednesday for New York and Boston and New Jersey.
While for today and tomorrow Thursday it is forecast that the storm will hit most of the east coast and bring heavy snow and ice that could cause power outages throughout the region.
Many travelers lined up in front of the airlines, regularizing their travel status so that when travel operations could resume, they could travel.
This winter storm could also bring gusts of wind up to 64 mph that could hit the coast of New England, according to the National Weather Service in Boston.