Puerto Plata flights being rerouted to Punta Cana

R

reilleyp

Well-known member
Dec 12, 2006
1,203
677
113
From another site;
Just went to POP airport to pick up some ppl on the Montreal AC flight ...It was rerouted to Punta Cana and the next flight (last flight tonight) might also be. There are many rivers and debris on the road to cross so be careful !
This was Thursday Nov. 17.
eqthlc.jpg
 
Last edited by a moderator:
B

bigbird

Gold
May 1, 2005
7,375
163
0
WOW, I wonder if they are going to bus all the people to POP or wait until tomorrow and see if they can fly them in. What a way to begin a vacation................
 
N

nsdr

Bronze
Feb 1, 2007
80
0
6
Thanks for this information. My husband is flying Toronto to Pop Sunday. Guess we had better call Westjet tomorrow to check. He doesn't want to end up in Punta Cana.
 
R

rubio_higuey

Gold
Feb 7, 2007
8,005
625
113
william webster said:
or Samana ... the newest airport in the country??
Click to expand...

Transat 982 was indeed diverted to AZS.

PUJ - strange choice. I guess they can get better operational support in PUJ if they do not have any facilities/staff in AZS/SDQ/STI.

Airlines will always try to divert to the airport where they can get their own operational support.

Also pilots file flight plans with diversion airports listed before the flight takes off, and the diversion airports can be modified only in case of in flight emergency. So if the pilot filed PUJ with the AC dispatch before leaving YUL, well then PUJ it was.
 
L

LTSteve

Gold
Jul 9, 2010
5,449
23
38
reilleyp said:
From another site;
Just went to POP airport to pick up some ppl on the Montreal AC flight ...It was rerouted to Punta Cana and the next flight (last flight tonight) might also be. There are many rivers and debris on the road to cross so be careful !
This was Thursday Nov. 17.
eqthlc.jpg
Click to expand...

Didn't the airline tell passengers that this was the case before leaving Montreal?
 
Last edited by a moderator:
N

nsdr

Bronze
Feb 1, 2007
80
0
6
Westjet told me their flight from Toronto landed at pop yesterday mid afternoon. So no flooding at that time. They don't have a flight today.
 
beeza

beeza

Silver
Nov 2, 2006
3,480
732
113
I can only imagine that the baggage area must be completely below water. *It's at a lower level than the check-in area pictured above.
 
K

KateP

Silver
May 28, 2004
2,845
6
38
Ron Anjero said:
The rain today and the forecast for the next few days for Punta Cana (PUJ) isn't great either.
Click to expand...

In Punta Cana we've had buckets thrown down so far today. Still drizzling as I write and really overcast. Wet yucky day overall.
 
Last edited:
L

LindseyKaufman

Silver
Aug 21, 2007
3,067
2,042
113
What is the situation in the airport today? I have heard only 2 planes take off or leave today...oops...just now a 3rd. Anyone know?

Lindsey
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom