{"id":484252,"date":"2025-09-24T20:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/passengers-affected-by-the-electrical-failure-at-the-aila-will-be-compensated\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:04:54","slug":"passengers-affected-by-the-electrical-failure-at-the-aila-will-be-compensated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/passengers-affected-by-the-electrical-failure-at-the-aila-will-be-compensated\/","title":{"rendered":"Passengers affected by the electrical failure at the AILA will be compensated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong> \u2013 Passengers affected by the delays and cancellations of flights that occurred on Sunday at the <strong>Las Am\u00e9ricas International Airport (AILA)<\/strong> will be entitled to compensation, after the Airport Commission ordered that the concessionaire <strong>Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom)<\/strong> assume the economic costs generated.<\/p>\n\n\nThe measure was taken after the preliminary report attributed the blackout to the collapse of the <strong>medium-voltage cell-switch<\/strong> in the north terminal and the lack of availability of the backup circuit. The failure left a large part of the facilities without power for several hours, affecting more than 40 international flights and causing thousands of travelers to be stranded.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Comisi\u00f3n Aeroportuaria ordena a Aerodom pagar US$ 5 millones por fallo el\u00e9ctrico en el AILA\">http:\/\/Comisi\u00f3n Aeroportuaria ordena a Aerodom pagar US$ 5 millones por fallo el\u00e9ctrico en el AILA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAccording to a source, the airlines will be responsible for channeling their passengers&#8217; claims, while Aerodom must respond for the expenses derived from the contingency. In addition, the Airport Commission imposed a fine of five million dollars on the concessionaire in favor of the Dominican State.\n\nThe entity also ordered Aerodom to execute, within three months, a structural intervention in the airport&#8217;s electrical system, as well as deliver the plans and an official report of the failure within 48 hours, and strengthen its crisis management protocols.\n\nThe statement clarified that runway and control tower operations were never interrupted, as these areas had an alternative power system, which allowed landings and takeoffs to be maintained normally during the emergency.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. \u2013 Passengers affected by the delays and cancellations of flights that occurred on Sunday at the Las Am\u00e9ricas International Airport (AILA) will be entitled to compensation, after the Airport Commission ordered that the concessionaire Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) assume the economic costs generated. 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