The Antigua-based regional airline LIAT is advising passengers that due to the impending passage of Hurricane Irma, several destinations will be affected.
The carrier said the following flights which were scheduled to operate today, September 4, have been cancelled.
LI 508 from Antigua to St. Kitts, LI 508 from St. Kitts to St. St. Maarten, LI 508 from St. Maarten to Tortola, LI 509 from Tortola to Antigua, LI 512 from Antigua to St. Kitts and LI 512 from St. Kitts to Tortola.
The Miami based National Hurricane Center has advised that Irma is expected to affect the north eastern Leeward Islands as a major hurricane. Hurricane watches are in effect for Antigua, Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis, St. Maarten and portions of the Leeward Islands.
Source: Caribbean News Service