General Trajano Moreta, director of Civil Aviation, said that the four-hour lighting system breakdown suffered at the Las Americas International Airport was caused by a high voltage. He said the high voltage of the underground electric network overheated the cables and caused the blackout. Power was suspended at the leading airport of the nation from 7:30 pm to 11 pm. AA flights from Miami and New York had to be rerouted to land in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Another AA flight had to land in Puerto Plata. And Iberia’s flight to Madrid, Spain and another AA flight to New York were delayed. (25 September 2001)
