A powerful winter storm system sweeping across the United States has triggered significant aviation disruptions, resulting in the cancellation of more than twenty flights connecting the Dominican Republic with key American cities. The severe weather conditions have primarily impacted air travel routes throughout the weekend of January 24th-25th, with lingering effects expected to extend into Monday, January 26th.
According to data from the flight-tracking service FlightAware, the cancellations extensively affect operations at Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) and Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). Major carriers including JetBlue, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines have been forced to ground numerous flights. The most affected routes connect Dominican hubs to Northeastern US airports such as New York’s JFK and Newark terminals, Boston’s Logan International, and Charlotte.
From Santo Domingo, canceled departures included multiple JetBlue services to JFK (JBU2510, JBU2110, JBU610, JBU1510) and Delta flights (DAL1829, DAL1942) on Sunday. United Airlines canceled its Newark-bound services (UAL1473, UAL2489). Return flights from US cities to Santo Domingo were similarly affected, with JetBlue (JBU1009, JBU509) and Delta (DAL1908) canceling JFK-originating services, and United canceling Newark-originating flights (UAL2404, UAL1984).
Punta Cana experienced parallel disruptions, with Sunday cancellations affecting JetBlue (JBU1269, JBU1169), Delta (DAL2985, DAL2974, DAL1833), and American Airlines (AAL3043, AAL2967) on JFK routes. United canceled a Newark-bound service (UAL2122), while Boston-bound services on JetBlue (JBU496) and Delta (DAL1971) were also grounded.
Airport operator Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) confirmed that extreme weather conditions have necessitated extending flight cancellations through Monday. Additional affected flights include Arajet services to Boston (2005) and another route (2363), Delta’s JFK service (DAL1917), multiple JetBlue flights to Boston (1830), JFK (509, 1009), and San Juan (1637).
The Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata reported three cancellations for Sunday: United Airlines 1837 from Newark, JetBlue 627 from New York, and American Airlines 2242 from Charlotte.
While Miami-bound flights from the Dominican Republic remained scheduled without cancellations, several delays were reported. Airlines are strongly advising passengers to monitor flight status directly through their carriers, as deteriorating weather conditions may prompt additional cancellations or delays in the coming hours.