Air traffic slowly returns to Puerto Rico, but dire conditions continue after Maria
Source: The Washington Post
By Luz Lazo September 25 at 2:53 PM
Puerto Rico’s largest airport is in a crisis.
Hundreds of would-be-travelers remained stranded Monday at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, where terminals are dark, air conditioning is out, and people are running out of water and food.
Days after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, the airport, which serves about 9 million passengers a year, is struggling to return to normal. Maria brought damaging winds of about 160 mph, triggering massive flooding and power outages, and leaving significant infrastructure damage.
Only 20 commercial flights were scheduled Monday in San Juan, twice as many as there were Sunday.
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