I hope they made it home safely.

On the street entering the airport there were vehicles pulled off to either side of the street. The driver said people were parked there trying to access wifi.

Also, it seems like all the shops and restaurants are cash only. At least the ones we’ve been in.

We might have to. Just worried about the travel there. Our transport service isn’t sending buses. We have to pay for a private taxi with $300 cash. And the ATMs are still down. So I’m trying to conserve whatever cash we have on hand.

Thank you. Let us know what it’s like getting through the airport. I haven’t spoken to anyone leaving MBJ yet. Safe travels.

If you don’t mind sharing, which city are you travelling to? Airline? Did you book a whole vacation package with that airline. Struggling to get back home to Toronto. Would appreciate any info. Hope everything goes smoothly at the airport.

I was on vacation before Melissa was even a tropical storm. My family always goes around this time of year to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday to this exact resort. Take your rudeness somewhere else. There is such a thing as not commenting if you have nothing nice to say.

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Where I am was not as badly hit. But the lush green vegetation around this resort is missing. It almost reminds me of the aftermath of a wildfire. bsky.app/profile/pr33...

That’s nice. The Canadian Government gave me an email before the hurricane hit with contacts that have been useless to me. They haven’t attempted to check on me even though I registered my travel. I’m still trying to get home. Fingers crossed that west jet doesn’t cancel tomorrow’s flight.

Only first hand information. News media is not accurate.

Many foreigners left the resort today to travel through Kingston. Flights were not available for purchase online. They seem to all be rescue flights organized by vacation companies that were unable to get their customers out before the hurricane.

The lack of communications is spreading disinformation. Was constantly told that MBJ was flattened. Luckily a guest on the resort drove to Montego yesterday and was able to confirm that there was some flooding of roads around the building but it appears mostly intact.

Absolutely. We were all very fortunate. Everyone here was safe.

Tentatively on a flight out of MBJ tomorrow at 6:25pm. Assuming MBJ reopens for commercial.