Business Insider reports that last Monday, a JetBlue flight flew over Hurricane Fiona “in an unusual flight path.”
It was en-route to Newark, New Jersey from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
The pilot got clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make the journey. According to FlightAware “the plane flew at 30,000 to 34,000 feet, as storm clouds reached 45,000 feet.”
Most airlines will do their best to avoid dangerous storms. But The Washington Post reports that in this…