--- description: Airlines are working on determining when they can resume services to and from Puerto Rico. This is when flights are expected to start again title: Here’s When Flights to Puerto Rico Will Start Again After Hurricane Maria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07a9140245a06854/6988ded186f68e95fe6e6871/gettyimages-849919192.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Hurricane Maria](/tag/hurricane-maria/) ## Hurricane Maria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here’s When Flights to Puerto Rico Will Start Again After Hurricane Maria by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2017 6:54 PM CUT  Hurricane Maria's first wind gust are been expected late this night and tomorrows early morning. Heavy Storm surge are expected in San Juan's north shore. September 19, 2017. Hurricane Maria's first wind gust are been expected late this night and tomorrows early morning. Heavy Storm surge are expected in San Juan's north shore. September 19, 2017.Photograph by Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo—The Washington Post/Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2017 6:54 PM CUT All airline service has been put on hold throughout Puerto Rico after [Hurricane Maria devastated the island](http://time.com/4949393/hurricane-maria-category-4-puerto-rico-landfall/ "undefined") Wednesday. The entire [island was left without power](http://time.com/4951160/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-aftermath/ "undefined"), with some areas not expecting to see electricity for months. Airlines are working on determining when they can resume services to and from Puerto Rico. Here is when the airliners are hoping to [bring flight service back](http://time.com/money/4946869/delta-hurricane-maria-199-flights-puerto-rico-dominican-republic/ "undefined") to the U.S. territory. **American Airlines** plans to resume service Friday, pending the airport reopening, a spokesperson told TIME. “We continue to reach out to our colleagues in Puerto Rico, which bore the brunt of the storm, but connectivity is limited. Once the airport reopens, and we can evaluate the terminal, we will resume service as soon as possible,” Alfredo Gonzalez, managing director, Caribbean for American Airlines [said in release Wednesday night.](http://news.aa.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Hurricane-Maria-Impacting-Operations/default.aspx "undefined") Service in the Dominican Republic was scheduled to resume Thursday. **Delta** announced it plans to [resume San Juan flights Saturday](http://news.delta.com/updated-delta-resume-san-juan-flights-saturday-adds-flights-punta-cana "undefined") with flight between hubs in Atlanta and New York City. The airline is also encouraging customers to monitor their flight status. Service to the Dominican Republic returned Thursday and service to Turks and Caicos and the U.S. Virgin Islands is expected to return Friday. A spokesperson for **JetBlue** said the company is evaluating the infrastructure in Puerto Rico to determine when service can resume. Flights have been cancelled through Friday, and more cancellations are possible depending on the condition in which the infrastructure is found. The airline is encouraging customers to check their flight status individually, and added that it is [offering fee waivers.](https://www2.jetblue.com/JetblueAlerts/WeatherUpdate.aspx "undefined") **Southwest** [cancelled flights in Puerto Rico](https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-3bd4d268723bd0c6b73dfe897126c9a9-hurricane-maria-operational-impact "undefined") from Tuesday after 6p.m. through Friday. A spokesperson for the airlines said Southwest is “continuing to evaluate resumption of service to San Juan.” **United Airlines** has not said when service for Puerto Rico will resume. The company is [offering travel waivers](https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/news/Pages/travelnotices.aspx "undefined") for flights between Sept. 18 and 30. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4952119/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-flights-airlines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4952119/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-flights-airlines/"},"headline":"Here’s When Flights to Puerto Rico Will Start Again After Hurricane Maria","datePublished":"2017-09-21T18:54:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:32:38.469Z","description":"Many airlines are looking to bring back flight service soon","url":"https://time.com/4952119/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-flights-airlines/","keywords":["Hurricane Maria","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07a9140245a06854/6988ded186f68e95fe6e6871/gettyimages-849919192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt07a9140245a06854/6988ded186f68e95fe6e6871/gettyimages-849919192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Hurricane Maria to hit Puerto Rico","caption":"Hurricane Maria to hit Puerto Rico","creditText":"Photograph by Dennis M. 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