Spirit Airlines flight NK2298 from Philadelphia to San Juan flew through Hurricane Erin as the storm struck Turks and Caicos as a Category 4 with winds over 130 mph. The Airbus A320-271N departed Philadelphia at 1:34 pm ET and was scheduled to arrive just after 5 pm. The aircraft flew several miles through the storm and landed in San Juan with no reported injuries. Spirit stated that pilots followed procedures and Air Traffic Control instructions and that its Operations Control Center monitors weather and coordinates flight paths. Social media users ridiculed the decision, and Spirit remains in bankruptcy following a November 2024 filing.
'Safety is always our top priority. Our Pilots followed procedures and Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructions while en route to San Juan (SJU).'
'Our Operations Control Center closely tracks weather systems and works with our Pilots and ATC to determine flight paths that safely navigate around or above adverse weather conditions,' the airline spokesperson added.
'They're going to charge extra for the hurricane experience,' one person on X joked.
'Did Spirit take up the Hurricane Hunter mission?' Flightradar24 sarcastically asked in their own post Monday.
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