Irregular AA3989 Flight Being Assessed by BVI Ports Authority And American Airlines

The British Virgin Islands Airport Authority and a team from American Airlines are currently assessing the irregular operation of non-stop morning flight AA3989 from Miami to the Terrance B Lettsome Airport at Beef Island.

The daily flight is on file to depart Miami International Airport at 10:07 a.m. and arrive in the BVI at 1:06 p.m.

Return flights are scheduled to depart the territory later in the afternoon.

A BVI Ports Authority statement said, “The team will provide a full statement to the public following the conclusion of this assessment.”

An American Airlines flight carrying a total of 79 passengers on June 1 made the historic inaugural trip from Miami to the BVI.

The plane landed smoothly at 1:15 p.m. with a group of happy passengers, including the British Virgin Islands Premier and Tourism Minister Natalio Wheatley and Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer, after just three hour in the air.

Some 2,128 passengers are expected to fly monthly to the territory with American Airlines without battling connections and island-hopping.

The last direct flight from Miami to the BVI was in October 1986 with the now-defunct British Caribbean Airways.

The American Airlines flight will operate from June 1 to August 14, and resume services in November this year.