Hundreds of passengers remain in the Jorge Chavez International Airport Waiting for the rescheduling of flights to the United States, Canada and Mexico, all these trips have been canceled since Thursday due to a strong winter storm that hampered airport operations in several regions and frustrated thousands of travelers on vacation.
In images broadcast by América Noticias, several travelers have been waiting since Thursday. for an improvement in the climatic conditions in the area and that allow them to reach their destinations. Many of these passengers arrived in Peru to spend the holidays. However, at the moment they do not have a travel date.
Only on Friday, according to the Archyde.com agency, the airlines canceled more than 4,400 flights in the United States. The measures added to nearly 2,700 canceled flights on Thursday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The Amtrak passenger railway has canceled dozens of trains until Christmas, interrupting the trips of thousands of people.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has imposed ground stops or deicing delays at several US airports because of the weather.
According to the FAA, “bad winter weather moving northeast across the Great Lakes will have a major impact” on flights. It added that “flight delays are likely from Boston to airports in the DC metropolitan area, Seattle-Tacoma International Airports, and Portland and Aspen” in Colorado.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN the US aviation system “is operating under enormous pressure” and two different storms and strong winds are affecting airports across the country. About 10% of US flights were canceled Thursday, according to Buttigieg.