The eyebrow-raising path of Delta Air Lines Flight 302, Wednesday, caught aviation watchers by surprise, leading to anxious followers on social media tracking its progress through the deadly and historic storm on radar flight trackers. On social media the pilot was largely hailed for his bravery and steady hands, although a few said the flight seemed risky and foolhardy. The airline said the plane arrived at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to nine miles of visibility and light rain. Flightradar24.com tracked the flight live on social media and declared it an “incredible feat.”Jason Rabinowitz, an aviation enthusiast, live tweeted the flight’s passage. He at first expressed skepticism at the wisdom of Flight 302 heading to San Juan in the face of the enormous storm pattern approaching from the opposite direction.

Source: National Post September 07, 2017 22:30 UTC