BWIA and AA flights return to normalcy

National carrier, BWIA West Indies Airways yesterday assured the travelling public that flights were back to normal and all disrupted passengers have been accommodated on scheduled services.

According to Gail Corbie of the corporate communications department at BWIA, BWIA was the first airline to resume services out of Trinidad after airports in New York and Toronto became operational following the restoration of the power supply in North America. She said despite the fact that this disruption occurred during the peak period when resources, both human and material, were fully committed, extra services were added to New York on Sunday August 17 and to Toronto on Monday August 18, to accommodate displaced passengers. BW701 on Friday August 15 originating in Washington DC destined for Trinidad was re-routed via Toronto to pick up passengers who had been unable to travel the day before.

Corbie said contrary to reports carried in media from passengers transiting Trinidad from other countries, these passengers were facilitated a courtesy room at Piarco International Hotel to “freshen up” when such was available. Annaleen Bobb, account executive, American Airlines (AA) said all the airlines flights’ had returned to normal and that all flights were on schedule. “Everything is fine now following the power outage last week in New York.” She said AA did not have any cancelled flights and that all passengers have been taken to their respective destinations.