Flight records show plane landing in Puerto Rico as storm hit and departing with 170 people on board 40 minutes laterAs Hurricane Irma threatened to make landfall in Puerto Rico, most pilots were avoiding the area. Hurricane Irma: massive damage across Caribbean as death toll rises to 10 – live Read moreOne Delta Airlines plane, however, headed straight toward the storm. Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) A few flights attempted to squeak into @AeropuertoSJU ahead of Hurricane #IrmaToo late. 2x @JetBlue & 1 @AmericanAir flight turning around pic.twitter.com/ssGLh5EFCpJason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) You really want to fly into SJU during a category 5 hurricane, DL431? pic.twitter.com/CNfk5L6oaaJason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) Takeoff!

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2017 14:30 UTC