{"id":516781,"date":"2026-07-22T08:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/twelve-flights-canceled-in-puerto-rico-due-to-weather-conditions-in-the-eastern-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:47:31","slug":"twelve-flights-canceled-in-puerto-rico-due-to-weather-conditions-in-the-eastern-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/twelve-flights-canceled-in-puerto-rico-due-to-weather-conditions-in-the-eastern-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve flights canceled in Puerto Rico due to weather conditions in the eastern US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

San Juan.-<\/em><\/strong> Twelve flights were canceled this Wednesday by Aerostar Puerto Rico, the company operating the San Juan International Airport, due to the fires reported in recent days in Canada, the smoke from which is affecting the eastern United States, the company reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Aerostar explained in a brief statement, the cancellations were “due to weather conditions affecting the east coast of the United States.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most of the cancellations are to the cities of New York, Boston (Massachusetts), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Bradley (Connecticut), Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Aerostar detailed in the note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, inbound travel comes from Orlando (Florida), Newark (New Jersey), Philadelphia, Boston, and Westchester (New York).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the twelve flights, ten are from the airline JetBlue and the other two from Frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 1,557 passengers have been affected by those cancellations, 825 on arrivals and the remaining 732 on departures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, Aerostar asked passengers with flights scheduled during the next few hours to stay in contact with their respective airlines to obtain updated information on the status of their flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent days, smoke from active wildfires in Canada has affected air quality in parts of the northeastern United States, including cities such as New York and Boston, according to reports from U.S. meteorological and environmental authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of last Friday, more than 100 million people in 18 states and the District of Columbia were under these alerts due to the presence of fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, more than 800 active wildfires were reported in Canada, and the smoke continued to move southward driven by the winds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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