{"id":27659,"date":"2015-08-28T12:49:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T12:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=27659"},"modified":"2015-08-28T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T17:48:50","slug":"territorys-airports-reopen-seaports-remain-closed-until-further-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=27659","title":{"rendered":"Territory&#8217;s Airports Reopen, Seaports Remain Closed Until Further Notice (UPDATE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> The US Coast Guard has officially reopened all seaports in the territory, according to Port Authority Director Carlton Dowe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><strong>ORIGINAL STORY:<\/strong> Virgin Islands Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe is advising the public that the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix are both open, according to a press release VIPA issued this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">According to the release, all airport employees (including federal agencies required to process flights) are asked to report to work. \u00a0Airport employees may use their airport ID badges as a curfew pass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">During a storm, the US Coast Guard has jurisdiction over the opening and closure of the seaports.\u00a0 The seaports were closed effective midnight Aug. 26 and remain closed until further notice.\u00a0 The US Coast Guard plans to perform an assessment of the seaports and will determine their status by 9:30 a.m. today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Airline Reservations Numbers:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">American: 1-800-474-4884<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Delta: 1-800-221-1212<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Jet Blue: 1-800-532-2583<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Spirit : 1-801-401-2200<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">United: 1-800-864-8331<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">US Airways: 1-800-478-4322<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Cape Air: 1-866-227-2247<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Seaborne: 1-787-946-7800<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">LIAT: 1-866 549-5428<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: The US Coast Guard has officially reopened all seaports in the territory, according to Port Authority Director Carlton Dowe. 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