Passengers from a flight that made an emergency landing in Cuba return to Mérida

The plane that provided a last-minute replacement for the damaged aircraft mid-flight on the Miami-Mérida route on Tuesday night landed safely at Mérida International Airport early Wednesday morning, May 7, with all 215 passengers on board.

According to information provided by Grupo Asur personnel, the operator of Mérida Airport, the A321 aircraft that made an emergency flight from Monterrey Airport to José Martí Airport in Havana, Cuba, to rescue passengers from the diverted flight. It landed on the runway of Manuel Crescencio Rejón Airport (Mérida) at 1:33 a.m.. It took off again at 3:35 a.m. to Monterrey.

Everything went smoothly with this new crew, which completed the Miami-Mérida route, restoring peace of mind to the frightened passengers of Mexican airline Viva Aerobus flight VB755 on the Miami-Mérida route.

Flight VB755 suffered an engine failure mid-flight at high altitude, causing concern among the passengers on board. However, to avoid panic, the pilot and crew did not report the engine failure until the damaged plane landed safely at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba.

According to reports from national media such as Reforma and El Mañana, the aircraft, an Airbus A321neo registered XA-VXR, suffered a fault while flying over the Caribbean. The crew decided to make an emergency landing in Havana, the closest and safest airport at the time.

Given the favorable results, the decision by Campeche-born pilot Roger Castillo Rivas was correct because the passengers completed their eventful journey without tragedy, injury, or damage, only annoyance at not receiving the timely information or services appropriate for an emergency of this level of risk.

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