Business leaders say the economy has lost millions of dollars in revenue due to Hurricane Felix which continued to cause disruption to the Island over the weekend.

Yesterday many flights were cancelled, cricket matches affected and people again stocked up on food and batteries as the tail-end of Felix brought tropical storm conditions.

However, the Police and Fire Brigade reported no damage or flooding and just a few homes had power cut off as lightning swept across the Island yesterday.

Felix stalled off the US East Coast on Friday, then started moving east back towards Bermuda.

On Saturday, a tropical storm warning was issued and winds gusted up to 40 knots as Felix got to within 220 nautical miles of Bermuda before again changing direction and heading north.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday: "We were getting the southern periphery of Felix which brought the winds and the rain.

"It was closest to Bermuda at midnight on Saturday and was stationary for some time before it started moving north. It was heading for Newfoundland and losing strength.'' Winds should die down today.

The storm warning was called off yesterday afternoon, but too late for airlines to start operating normally.

On Saturday, Delta Airlines, USAir and Continental Airlines cancelled a total of six flights and yesterday the three airlines cancelled a total of nine flights.

Air Canada, British Airways and Kiwi International all carried on operating as normal yesterday, however. The airport stayed open throughout the weekend.

Extra flights were laid on last night and more are due to be laid on today to deal with the backlog of tourists stranded on the Island.

A spokesman at the airport said: "The wind was blowing across the runway and was at the limits of some of the aircraft that operate here.'' It is expected the Dreamward , Meridian and Horizon will arrive at their normal times. The Dreamward was steaming to Bermuda through 50 knot gales yesterday. The Royal Majesty and Song of America also sailed but with one eye on the storm.

Insurance companies estimated that Felix caused at least $2.5 million worth of damage to the Island, but the cost to the economy could be much higher.

No cruise ship arrived last week costing the Government and the tourist economy about $1.1 million.

With fewer flights into Bermuda over the weekend and none during the hurricane hundreds of thousands of dollars in tourist revenue may also be lost. Each air passenger spends, on average, $220 during their stay.

President of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Mr. Bobby Rego said: "We have lost many hundreds of thousands of dollars and with many flights not coming over the weekend it will not be made up.

"We are possibly looking at $3.5 million lost in total and the whole community benefits from that revenue which will not now be there to go around.'' Power was restored yesterday to the last three people affected by the hurricane. But later in the day 30 more homes were cut off as thunder and lightning swept across the Island. It was not expected to take long to reconnect them.

The main areas affected by the power cuts were around Dunscombe Road, Warwick, Mission Road, Paget, and a small part of St. George's.

As well as sporting events, the Concert in the Park was also called off as bands, including the USAir Band, were unable to get to the Island for the event.

Yesterday, Mr. Roger Sherratt, the secretary of the Corporation of Hamilton, said the event would be rearranged as the USAir band was still keen to play in Bermuda.

Police spokesman, Sergeant Chris Wilcox, said: "People had batteries and food just in case. We were watching the storm but there was no immediate threat.

The weather was just very windy.''