An Inside Look at the Delta Flight That Narrowly Missed Hurricane Irma

The last flight to take off from San Juan, Puerto Rico as Hurricane Irma approached was three and a half hours of pure tension, as the jet rushed to beat the storm. Radar images show Delta flight 302 flying a narrow corridor Wednesday, as Hurricane Irma loomed like a monster. "I covered my head and my ears," passenger Sheila Sellers told Inside Edition. Video was taken from onboard right after the plane took off. "On a scale of 1 to 10 on that flight, I would say I was 11," Sellers added. #InsideEdition

[herpie]

Dude flying through a literally small path in a hurricane and arriving 30 mins early this pilot's a hero

[skt_]

"arrived 30 min early"


Pilot was hauling ass lmao

[UncleFester]

Tower: "You cannot fly in these conditions!"
Pilot: "Hold my beer"

[rinasoetandar]

So who was the pilot? Go get him interviewed !!

[installogaming]

Air Traffic Control: *That’s impossible!*

Pilot: *No it’s necessary.*

[kevinbrzostek]

I have noticed that Delta does everything it can to minimize cancellations. During a snowstorm in Philadelphia earlier this year, they were the only airline operating close to normal schedule. They still had a few cancellations and delays, but everyone else was practically shut down. It makes it easier planning winter travel as I know Delta will still get me there!

[motoixmoto]

theirs always that nerdy aviation blogger who tracks random aircraft

[jasmineliz]

My little brother was on that flight! I am grateful my little brother and everyone on that flight made it home safe!!

[ItsNith]

There should be 0 people on that flight from Virginia to miami

[shawn]

Pilot: can I get a wind check.
Tower: 360 at 21 gusting 125

[jimmygray]

Sad day for Puerto Rico, but I'm glad everyone is okay.

[thedancingemt]

this pilot must’ve been that one kid in high school that when the teacher said “you can’t write a 10 page essay in one night” and was just like watch me

[bigwon]

Dude put his aviators on and handled it like a boss.

[brittl]

As I watch my house fall because of the hurricane I'm going to play it's the best day ever.

[fridaytosaturday]

That pilot deserves a million dollar bonus

[nicgass]

They should’ve interviewed one of the pilots instead of that nerdy airplane blogger, like what was his role in the situation? Watching his computer screen? Very impressive

[iBoricxa]

ATC Tower: you wont fly in this weather, no balls...
Pilot: aight, bet.

[justicewarrior]

Interviewing everyone but the actual pilot...

[devantehill]

What the heck my flight got delayed 45 minutes for a little rain smh

[madreep]

My family and I were coming home from Texas a few years ago and the pilot gets on the intercom and tells us that there's a storm coming in and he was going to go quick to outrun it otherwise we weren't going anywhere that night. It was one of the smoothest flights I've ever been on.