UPDATE: The US Coast Guard has officially reopened all seaports in the territory, according to Port Authority Director Carlton Dowe.
ORIGINAL STORY: Virgin Islands Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe is advising the public that the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix are both open, according to a press release VIPA issued this morning.
According to the release, all airport employees (including federal agencies required to process flights) are asked to report to work. Airport employees may use their airport ID badges as a curfew pass.
During a storm, the US Coast Guard has jurisdiction over the opening and closure of the seaports. The seaports were closed effective midnight Aug. 26 and remain closed until further notice. The US Coast Guard plans to perform an assessment of the seaports and will determine their status by 9:30 a.m. today.
Airline Reservations Numbers:
- American: 1-800-474-4884
- Delta: 1-800-221-1212
- Jet Blue: 1-800-532-2583
- Spirit : 1-801-401-2200
- United: 1-800-864-8331
- US Airways: 1-800-478-4322
- Cape Air: 1-866-227-2247
- Seaborne: 1-787-946-7800
- LIAT: 1-866 549-5428
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