Rough weather in the northeastern United States disrupted operations at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Friday, November 13, with about 17 flights canceled or delayed, mostly on JetBlue, according to Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company that administers the airport. Aerostar said 1,849 passengers are affected on arrivals to Puerto Rico and another 904 on departures to the United States.
Five arriving flights were canceled and six delayed; the airlines affected are JetBlue, United, Frontier, Avelo and Delta. On departures, four flights to the United States were canceled (JetBlue and United) and two delayed (Avelo and Delta). The most affected routes are to and from New York, Boston, Newark, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Connecticut.
Aerostar recommends that passengers stay in contact with their airlines to learn the status of their flights. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the northeastern United States, with low temperatures, rain, snow in higher elevations and strong winds from a frontal system.