Hundreds of tourists left in limbo at airport after authorities suspend airline

Hundreds of travellers are stranded in the Dominican Republic's main international airport after authorities suspended the country's principal airline for not paying its debts.

Officials announced on January 27 that they were suspending Pawa Dominicana's operations at the Santo Domingo airport for at least 90 days because the company owes US$3m (€2.4m) in taxes and airport fees to the government and US$5m (€4m) to private contractors.