Airlines work towards a full schedule at Miami

September 13, 2017

Passenger and cargo flights at Miami International Airport (MIA) continue to increase toward a full daily schedule after starting up yesterday.

There were 158 arrivals and 100 departures on 12 September, but a total of 526 flights were cancelled. There were also 147 cargo-only flights.

MIA says the projected schedule for today (Wednesday) includes 225 arrival flights and 208 departures, with a total of 402 flights cancelled – which is about 50 per cent of MIA’s normal schedule.

Full flight operations by all airlines are expected sometime this weekend.

Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport and Miami Executive Airport are both open, but the FAA tower is closed for damage assessment. Flights are operating with pilot-to-pilot communication.

Hurricane Irma pounded the Miami and southern Florida area until yesterday and winds reached 135mph.

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.