Hundreds of travelers have been affected by cancellations of flights on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday (18-20 January 2019) to northeastern United States. Airlines serving the area are issuing change-fee waivers for the travelers, including JetBlue. JetBlue is the carrier serving the Dominican Republic. Reports are that travelers that needed to get back have rebooked their flights to arrive to Miami and then connect to the northeastern destination.
The cancellations, nevertheless, have also affected most northern geographical areas in the US and traveler connections. Travelers are recommended to check with the airline, prior to leaving for the airport to see if they will need to rebook. The area is affected by the passing of snowstorm Harper that as of Saturday, 19 January 2019 caused at least five deaths, thousands of flights cancelled and hundreds of vehicle crashes.
Reports are that the storm’s biggest impact on air travel were over the weekend with a mix of snow, ice, rain and wind moving across the airports serving New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington and Baltimore.
The airlines serving the area explain that flight cancellations seem likely to push into thousands if the current weather forecasts hold. Flights affected are operated by United, JetBlue, Air Canada, American, Delta, and many other airlines. As reported in the US press, airlines have cancelled more than 2,000 flights from the Midwest to New England.
US travelers are also beginning to be affected by the US government shutdown that has TSA, FAA and customs and Border Protection officers working without pay at many airports.
Flights to Europe, South America and the Caribbean are not affected by bad weather and operated normally, reports Las Americas International Airports.
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22 January 2019
