- AA9604 Montego Bay (MBJ) – CLT, departing at 4:05 pm local time
- AA9607 Montego Bay (MBJ) – MIA, departing at 6:35 pm local time
- AA9606 Kingston (KIN) – MIA, departing at 8:45 pm local time
Other airlines, including United, Air Canada, and Delta Air Lines, have also adjusted their schedules from July 2-4. This includes adding flights to some airports while canceling others for the safe and timely evacuation of travelers.
According to the Miami Herald, as of 17:30 on Tuesday, Hurricane Beryl led to seven flight cancellations at Miami International Airport. These included two flights arriving from San Juan and Barbados and five departing for Santo Domingo, Barbados, and San Juan.
British Airways is monitoring the situation and canceled its flight from Gatwick to St Lucia and Georgetown in Guyana on Monday. Virgin Atlantic’s flight departed five hours early on Sunday morning from Barbados to avoid heavy storm conditions. The airline released a statement saying,
“As a result of the adverse weather conditions caused by Hurricane Beryl, we’re working closely with our local teams in the Caribbean to understand any impact on local airport infrastructure and minimize disruption to our services.”
Airlines have also been waiving cancellation or rescheduling fees for the next few days due to the inconvenience caused by the hurricane. More information can be found by contacting the airlines directly.
Hurricane Beryl is slightly unusual because it became the first Atlantic hurricane upgraded to category 4 in June. Never before has such a strong storm hit this early in the season; it was later even upgraded to category 5. By Monday, the storm was raging at speeds up to 160 mph (257 kph) and was headed towards Jamaica. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an advisory stating,
“Beryl is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica on Wednesday and the Cayman Islands Wednesday night and Thursday.”
Among those stuck in the Caribbean is the Indian National Cricket Team, which recently won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, jointly hosted by the United States and the Caribbean. The team members are stranded in Barbados along with their families, board officials, and members of Indian media after their special Air India charter flight named AIC24WC—Air India Champions 24 World Cup—was unable to depart due to the hurricane. They are now expected back home on Thursday.
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