Brazilians have been stranded at Punta Cana airport for more than 24 hours after a problem on the runway

According to Roberto Policastro Pessoa, father of two of the passengers, a plane coming from Miami had a tire burst during landing. Due to the incident, airport operations have been interrupted since Thursday (12) and there is no forecast for the resumption of flights.

Roberto states that the airline did not provide accommodation for passengers in the first 24 hours after the incident. According to him, the company only announced the hotel offer this Friday (13). "They are stuck and don't know what to do because no one tells them anything about what is happening," he reported.

The group is made up of Roberto's two daughters, a granddaughter, his son-in-law, his son-in-law's mother and brother, as well as two other people, all from São Paulo. The trip was scheduled to last ten days and was organized for a family vacation and the celebration of Roberto's granddaughter's birthday.

"One daughter is a dentist and even missed a surgery that was scheduled after returning to Brazil. It's very chaotic there and passengers are still waiting for a solution to be able to leave Punta Cana and return home", he highlighted.