Rain Keeps Carrier From Appointed Round in Samoa
More than 8 tons of mail bound for American Samoa are stuck in Hawaii, and more is piling up as the U.S. territory’s only airport cleans rocks and gravel left after recent storms from its main runway.
Hawaiian Airlines, which usually carries the mail to American Samoa, suspended its weekly service to Pago Pago International Airport June 24 after two of its aircraft were damaged by the loose debris on the runway.
Torrential rains in the last several weeks caused the poor runway conditions. Federal Aviation Administration personnel are set to inspect the runway today to see whether it is ready for commercial air traffic.
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