AA Flight Diverted to St. Kitts Due to Bad Weather in Antigua
Yesterday, American Airlines flight 2580 (737-800) from Miami to Antigua had to make an unexpected stop in St. Kitts due to bad weather conditions preventing the plane from landing at the V.C. Bird International Airport.
Despite refueling, a second attempt to return to Antigua was unsuccessful.
The flight then proceeded to fly over St. Kitts before heading to San Juan Puerto Rico.
The passengers on board will undoubtedly have an interesting story to share from their unexpected journey.
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Comments (3)
Donna February 9, 2024, 1:33 PM
Veronica February 13, 2024, 10:14 AM
We were the only plane who didn’t land successfully in Antigua that day. Our pilots landing in Puerto Rico was about as ruff as it gets and our pilots landing in Antigua the next day was extremely ruff (we once again approached from the southwest side) This pilot needs to be grounded. He didn’t save us…he almost killed is, not to mention cost us countless hours of unnecessary trouble on our trip.
Anonymous February 9, 2024, 4:58 PM