A severe winter storm sweeping across multiple U.S. states has significantly disrupted air connectivity with the Dominican Republic, causing substantial flight cancellations for consecutive days. Aviation tracking data reveals that adverse weather conditions led to the cancellation of at least 89 flights between the two nations on Monday, marking an escalation from Sunday’s 79 canceled services.
The most severe operational impacts were concentrated at Boston Logan International Airport, which experienced the brunt of the storm’s disruptions. From this Northeast hub, 22 scheduled flights to Santiago de los Caballeros were canceled alongside seven to Punta Cana, three to Puerto Plata, and three to Las Américas International Airport (AILA). The disruption extends into Tuesday with three preemptive cancellations already recorded—two to New York’s JFK Airport and one to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Within the Dominican Republic, Cibao International Airport bore the heaviest impact with 40 suspended flights, primarily originating from Boston, New York, and Newark. Punta Cana International Airport followed with 25 cancellations, while AILA reported 14 and Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata registered eight canceled flights. Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom), the airport management company, indicated that normal operations are expected to resume gradually as meteorological conditions in the United States improve. The authority advised affected passengers to directly contact their airlines for real-time flight status updates and travel arrangements.