By EFE
May 28, 2024, 09:46 AM EDT
Miam – The crew of a Spirit airline flight managed to prepare passengers for a possible ditching in the Atlantic due to mechanical failures minutes after taking off from Montego Bay airport (Jamaica) heading to Fort Lauderdale (Florida-USA). .).
However, the emergency landing was not necessary and the plane managed to return to Sangster International Airport to change aircraft, media reported.
Around noon on Sunday, the plane took off from Jamaica, but within a few minutes the crew told the passengers to prepare for a possible ditching and life jackets were released.
Passenger Bettina Rogers posted a video on social media in which emergency bells can be heard and she is seen wearing the vest.
Rogers said the pilot initially told them there was “nothing to be alarmed about,” but about five minutes later he signaled that he needed to return to Jamaica.
As the plane returned, the pilot announced, “prepare for an emergency landing,” Rogers said.
According to a statement from Spirit, the airline “will thoroughly evaluate the aircraft.”
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