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Viewers watch in real time as pilot flies directly into Hurricane Irma





A Delta flight from New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico went viral this week after the pilot flew a commercial Boeing 737 directly into Hurricane Irma.

While others turned back or changed course around Irma, Flight DL431 decided to push straight through.

The flight was tracked in real time with Flightradar24, a twitter account that tracks live air traffic by flight number.

Images like the one shown above show no other planes daring to make the venture of Flight DL431.

Viewers across the globe watched the brave captain and his gallant crew as they ventured into the arms of a category 5 hurricane. Some voiced their concerns,

Unbelievably, the aircraft made a safe landing beneath in conditions that must have been categorized as “less than ideal.”

But would they make it out in time?

After what must have been a white-knuckle refuel, the plane was airborne again in less than an hour headed back to New York.

The plane managed to “thread the needle” between the arms of the hurricane on its way back home.

As Flight DL431 made its return trip, a few other pilots considered flying into Irma, but changed their minds and turned back.

Once they passed outside Irma’s reach, Flight DL431 had clear skies almost the whole way back.

Viewers absolutely loved it.



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