Miami Delays
By Splatty • Oct 25th, 2005 • Category: Airlines, QuickNews
The Miami airport was scheduled to re-open today to limited commercial and cargo flights. However, you can expect flight delays and cargo backlog until the airport is fully operational. Miami is a major hub for Latin American bound traffic and will affect cargo transportation into that region of the world.
The spokeswoman for the airport, where leading U.S. carrier American Airlines has a hub, will resume limited cargo and commercial operations at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) on Tuesday, after Hurricane Wilma shut it down on Monday.
The terminal building reopened at noon, and the first flight to arrive is scheduled to be one from Brazilian airline TAM at 5:02 p.m.
Wilma left 6 million people and major airports without power and wrought destruction over a wider-than-expected swath of the Sunshine State.
American, a unit of AMR Corp. , canceled about 500 flights on Monday as a result of the storm and expects to cancel more than 400 more on Tuesday, said Tim Wagner, a spokesman for the No. 1 U.S. carrier.
American, which operates 3,800 daily flights worldwide, is the sole airline with a hub in Miami, which serves as a major destination and connection point for Latin America.
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