Port Authority Sets Tentative Sept. 16 Date For St. Thomas Airport Reopening; American Airlines To Resume St. Croix Flights Tuesday

  • Staff
  • September 11, 2017
comments
0 Comments

ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Port Authority on Monday announced that it has set a September 16 reopening date for daily commercials flight at the Cyrile E. King Airport, but stressed that the date is tentative, and could change. V.I.P.A. has been working to get the airport back online, after it sustained what V.I.P.A. described as "extensive"  damage during Hurricane Irma.

V.I.P.A. also announced that American Airlines will resume flights to St. Croix on Tuesday.

The authority is encouraging the public to call their respective airlines to verify flight information to and from the territory:

  • American Airlines: 1-800-433-7300
  • Cape Air: 1-800-352-0714
  • Delta Airlines: 1-800-221-1212
  • Jet Blue: 1-800-538-2583
  • Seaborne Airlines: 1-800-359-8687
  • Spirit Airlines: 1-800-772-7117
  • United Airlines: 1-800-864-8331
  • US Airways: 1-800-428-4322

SEAPORTS

  • All seaports on St. Croix are open and fully operational.
  • The is currently no seaplane service available.  VIPA will announce when service resumes.
  • All seaports in the St. Thomas/St. John district are open.  However, service between Cruz Bay, St. John and Red Hook, St. Thomas is limited to daylight hours only.

VIPA EMPLOYEES

  • All VIPA employees should report to work.  Employee identification badges may be used as a curfew pass.

For more information, please contact VIPA’s public relations office at (340) 714-6639 or[email protected].

Get the latest news straight to your phone with the VI Consortium app.

Advertisements