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AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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Does anyone on here have any idea why this flight has been diverted the past two days when leaving SXM and bound for CLT? On July 16 the flight was diverted to Raleigh and then on to CLT for an arrival around midnight, meaning anyone with connections elsewhere would have missed them. On July 17 the same flight was diverted to Charleston SC and then on to CLT for an arrival around 11:45pm. I have a call in to AA (which will probably be useless) and am waiting for a call back.
This is rather concerning because it has happened two days in a row and if all goes as planned, I will be on this flight in around a month from now.
I am hoping perhaps a TTOL member was on one of the flights and can provide some insight. If/when I get a call back from AA I will update if they provide any real information.
Last edited by ruralcarrier; 07/19/2024 06:11 AM.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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And the AA reservations agent could provide no information as to why the flight was diverted two days in a row.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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Yes, within 5-15 minutes of the scheduled departure time and actually slightly early. The agent stated that flight diversions are a rare exception and had no further information for past flights. Lots on unhappy people likely on those flights.
The diverted flights each spent 4+ hours at the airports they were diverted to before going on to CLT.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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Thank for the link but the article indicates the problem started on Wednesday night but the Tuesday flight was also diverted. Yes, two days in a row is rather unusual for any reason.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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The article is from May 16th and has nothing to do with these two diverted flights. Thanks for correcting the situation, I did not look at any dates. I would just like to know the situation.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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JD, that was not a criticism of you and I should have replied to the individual that posted the link. I hope you get your answer.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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JD, that was not a criticism of you and I should have replied to the individual that posted the link. I hope you get your answer. No problem at all, I did not take it as criticism but I do sincerely appreciate you catching the date stamp on the article. It APPEARS it may have been weather but it would be nice to know for sure. Thanks! The flight for today, Thursday, took off from SXM on time but according to FlightAware, CLT is currently experiencing 40-minute delays for inbound flights but the hold is shown to be at the origin/SXM city, which did not happen today. I will track today's flight and see what happens. Thanks to all for the input.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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It appears to be about to land in CLT in about 10 minutes for the Thursday flight. It is about 16 minutes late so there may have been some weather. According to FlightAware, it appears to have circled CLT a couple of times prior to the final approach.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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OOOPS, I didn't check the dates, sorry.
Could still have been the reason though, 'tis the time of year for thunderstorms.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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JD--yesterday's flight was 16 minutes from landing in Charlotte, but then diverted? Was there weather there again?
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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On FlightAware, it appeared to be almost landing in CLT but had circled a few times and I quit watching as I thought it was a done deal but then it appears to have been diverted to Charleston again. I have no idea the reason but 3 days in a row seems very odd for any reason.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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From what I can gather from reading some of the other groups, weather seems to have been the issue. Someone on one of the flights indicated it was a mess.
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Re: AA Flight #2478 Diverted? 3 days in a row!
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Thanks for the input. And with weather delays, the airline is off the hook for any compensation.
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