The second electrical breakdown in two days affected incoming evening flights to Las Americas International Airport, the country’s main port of entry. The failure of the main runway lights system was attributed to a lightning discharge that occurred on Saturday evening around 9 pm. The problem was supposedly repaired by Sunday afternoon, but a repeat occurred on Monday evening at 7:30 pm, again affecting incoming flights. The affected flights were American Airlines flight from Miami, American Eagle flights from San Juan and a Copa flight from Panama. The flights were detoured to Puerto Plata and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
