Operations at the Américas International Airport José Francisco Peña Gómez (Aila) They are standardized on Monday, after at 2:00 in the morning it was necessary to make a scheduled cut To replace a generator, according to Dominican Airports 21st century (Aerodom), airport concessionary operator.
The company indicated that after the intervention, The electric service It was restored safely and timely, without alterations in the flights scheduled for this Monday.
“The scheduled flights For today they remain unchanged, “he said in a statement.
A chaotic Sunday
The situation contrasts with what happened the previous day, Sunday, September 21, when una electrical failure It caused chaos in the air terminal. The accident occurred to 9:18 in the morning for a breakdown in a team in charge of redistributing energy towards internal substations.
The fault left the connection sleeves of the aircraft inoperative, which forced land passengers By stairs in the middle of heat, while the handling of luggage had to be done manually. Vital areas such as migration and customs were also affected, which sharpened the delays.
In total, 30 flights were affected: Two were canceled, nine deviants and 19 delayed. Aircraft with destination and origin of cities such as Orlando, New York, Atlanta, Newark, Miami, Bogotá, Panama and Curacao had to be diverted to the airports of Punta Cana and Cibao, in Santiago.
The terminal managed to partially restore electricity to 2:15 in the afternoonbut it was not until after 6:00 pm that Aerodom announced the total recovery. However, Diario Libre reporters confirmed that in several areas normality came later at night.
Complaints and claims
Affected travelers denounced misinformation during contingency. Some waited more than two hours in rows without air conditioning or precise information about the situation. “They don’t give us information, they just say they are trying to solve. The migration row is uncontrollable and heat is unbearable, “said a passenger to Miami.
The airport department announced that It will open an investigation to determine the real causes of the fault and evaluate the measures taken by Aerodom during the emergency.
