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Video: Delta Flight Diverts For Sick Passenger
Shortly after 1.00pm today [Mar 3], Delta flight #487 landed at the LF Wade International Airport after diverting to the island with a sick passenger. Delta flight #487 departed New York’s JFK Airport just after 9.00am on its way to Punta Caucedo in Dominican Republic. A female passenger took ill on the flight and the Captain decided to divert... Read more of this article
American, US Airways Officially Confirm Merger
American Airlines and US Airways have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world’s biggest airline, the airline has confirmed. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and be based in Fort Worth, and US Airways CEO Doug Parker will run it. US Airways had pushed for a merger almost as soon as American parent... Read more of this article
Flight Cancellations Continue Due To Blizzard
The flight cancellations that began on Friday due to a powerful blizzard affecting the U.S. east coast continue today [Feb 9], with at least four Bermuda flights cancelled. Arriving flights Delta #561 from Boston and United #1419 from Newark are showing as cancelled on flight data, as are departing flights American Airlines #1443 to New York/JFK and... Read more of this article
Canadian Family Deny Smoking On Airline
The Canadian family who created a media firestorm after causing a Sunwing flight to divert to Bermuda have issued a statement denying that any member of the family was smoking on the flight. The statement was released by Ontario-based lawyer Michael Haraschuk to the Canadian media. “On the issue of smoking, there has been misinformation regarding... Read more of this article
Bermuda Flights Cancelled Due To U.S. Blizzard
[Updated] Flight cancellations have started to occur due to a powerful blizzard set to strike the U.S. east coast. Schools across the Northeast are closing, and the U.S. National Weather Service issued blizzard and coastal flood warnings from New York to Maine, with a large area covered by a winter storm warning. American Airlines flight #1416 from... Read more of this article
Recalling The Other Unruly Passenger Diversion
The story of the unruly family who caused a Sunwing plane to divert to Bermuda has received substantial international attention over the past week, with it headlining the Canadian and international news reports for the past few days. It was actually the second time in recent years a plane diverted to Bermuda due to a passenger-created fracas, with another... Read more of this article
Unruly Passengers Heading Back To Canada
The family whose unruly behaviour caused the Sunwing flight to divert to Bermuda are on their way back to Canada, CBC reports. In a phone interview this afternoon [Feb 5], one of the McNeills told CBC News she was at an airport in Bermuda with her husband and two sons waiting for a flight home. The family told the Canadian media when they return to... Read more of this article
Radar Out Of Service, No Flight Disruptions
The FAA-owned secondary surveillance radar at LF Wade is out of service for repairs, however there are no disruptions to Bermuda flights as a result of the outage. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Transport said, “The Secondary Surveillance radar located at LF Wade, which is owned by the FAA and used by them to provide Air Traffic management... Read more of this article
Canadian Family Charged Over Airline Incident
[Updated with videos] Three people appeared in Magistrates Court this afternoon [Feb 4] in relation to the recent airline diversion, where they were charged with offences including disobeying lawful commands of the crew of an aircraft and smoking in a toilet when smoking is prohibited. The Court heard one of the defendants used profane language towards... Read more of this article
Smokers Diversion ‘Very Expensive’ For Sunwing
The recent flight diversion to Bermuda was a “very expensive exercise” for Sunwing who had to put up 170 passengers and crew in a hotel in Bermuda for the night, Sunwing VP of Media Relations Daryl McWilliams told CBC Canada. The flight — which left Canada heading to the Dominican Republic — diverted to Bermuda at approximately... Read more of this article
Airline Passengers Released On Police Bail
[Updated] The police have confirmed the three airline passengers — a 54 year old man, a 52 year old woman and a 22 year old man — who were arrested following a flight diversion have been released on police bail. As Bernews reported yesterday, at approximately 9.00pm on Friday [Feb 1] a Sunwing flight on its way from Canada to the Dominican... Read more of this article
Unruly Passengers Cause Airplane Diversion
[Updated] At approximately 9.00pm last night [Feb 1] a Sunwing flight on its way from Canada to the Dominican Republic diverted to Bermuda after three passengers created a disturbance with flight attendants. The three people were taken off the plane, and escorted by Police Officers into the Airport Police Station where they remained for over four hours. Police... Read more of this article
