Overview
- Operations were halted from 8:00 p.m. Monday to 8:00 a.m. Tuesday for scheduled runway maintenance at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport.
- Peru’s DGAC under the Transport Ministry coordinated with airlines to reprogram canceled flights to reduce disruption.
- Carriers canceled or shifted affected services, with Latam offering itinerary changes or refunds to ticketed passengers.
- Indecopi is monitoring compliance with consumer rules, reminding airlines and tourism providers to keep service channels active and honor refunds or penalty-free rebookings.
- The watchdog kept 24/7 complaint lines open as travelers awaited morning departures, and local reports described patching work on worn runway sections.