Air Canada Calls Off Dominican Republic Flights ahead of Maria

Looking to stay one step ahead of tropical storm Maria, Air Canada Vacations has issued a travel advisory for the D.R., alerting all passengers with a scheduled departure on Sept. 18 that all flights are cancelled. Affected passenger files will automatically be eligible for rebooking at a later date.

Maria is currently charting the same path as Irma as it gains strength up the northeast Caribbean’s Leeward Islands. Puerto Rico has already declared a state of emergency as it braces for Maria. Forecasters say Maria could become a major hurricane by Sept. 19.

ACV customers scheduled to travel between Sept. 18 and Sept. 24, 2017 to the D.R. may rebook an alternate Air Canada Vacations package by Oct. 15, 2017 for travel until April 30, 2018. Customers are responsible for any price differential resulting from selection of a higher-priced alternative.

ACV passengers travelling to Antigua, Barbados, Fort de France, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia between Sept. 18 and Sept. 20 may rebook an alternate ACV package by Oct. 15, 2017 for travel until April 30, 2018.

Again, customers are responsible for any price differential resulting from selection of a higher-priced alternative.

“Together with our destinations teams, we are in the process of conducting detailed evaluations on each hotel. Until we have more complete information, it remains too early to give an accurate assessment as to the reopening date of any specific hotel. We expect to be able to share preliminary information by early next week. Customers scheduled to travel to any of these three destinations up to and including Oct. 31, 2017 may book an alternate date or destination, or obtain a full refund in cash,” says Sunwing.