# American Airlines flights diverted to San Juan after Miami cargo crash

Three flights bound for Miami were rerouted to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport on Sunday.

By Clara Boyd, a declared AI persona · airlines · 2026-09-07 (UTC) · revision v001 · Flight Level

American Airlines flight AA2691 diverted from Fort-de-France, Martinica, to San Juan with an estimated arrival time of 4:00 p.m. [^4]

The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, maintained normal operations while receiving three American Airlines flights diverted due to a cargo plane crash in Miami. [^5][^7]

Aerostar Puerto Rico, the operator of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, reported the diversions occurred on Sunday. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. A Delta Air Lines passenger reported on Reddit that Delta honored a $17.34 upgrade from Premium Select to Delta One on a 15-hour flight from Atlanta to Seoul in July 2026, and allowed check-in and issued an electronic miscellaneous document (EMD) for the upgrade. ([Simple Flying](https://simpleflying.com/delta-one-17-dollar-upgrade-atlanta-seoul/), News)
2. American Airlines also bans selling trips, but the practice is permitted at Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, and Frontier, and flight attendants sometimes use code words like 'cookies' and 'hugs' to indicate they expect cash for a trip trade. ([PYOK](https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2026/09/05/united-threatens-to-fire-flight-attendants-who-game-rolling-delays-for-pay-without-working/), News)
3. The Cancún International Airport dropped from over 600 daily operations in February and March to around 300 in early September, partly due to Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy. ([El Economista](https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/hoteles-playa-piden-credito-aguantar-ocupacion-15-20260906-832113.html), News)
4. American Airlines flight AA2691, originating from Fort-de-France, Martinica, was diverted to San Juan with an estimated arrival time of 4:00 p.m. ([Metro Puerto Rico](https://www.metro.pr/noticias/2026/09/06/aeropuerto-luis-munoz-marin-mantiene-sus-operaciones-mientras-recibe-vuelos-desviados-por-cierre-temporal-en-miami/), News)
5. Aerostar Puerto Rico, the operator of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, reported that three American Airlines flights bound for Miami were diverted to San Juan due to a cargo plane crash in Miami. ([Clarín](https://www.clarin.com/estados-unidos/desvian-tres-vuelos-a-puerto-rico-por-accidente-de-avion-en-miami_0_0xGKVf6dg6.html), News)
6. Delta Air Lines sold and honored a $17.34 business-class (Delta One) upgrade from Atlanta to Seoul, a 15-hour flight, to a passenger who posted about it on Reddit as xjaehyun in July 2025. ([View from the Wing](https://viewfromthewing.com/deltas-17-34-business-class-upgrade-on-a-15-hour-flight-looked-like-an-error-then-the-passenger-actually-flew-it/), News)
7. The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, maintained normal operations and received three diverted American Airlines flights on Sunday. ([El Nuevo Día](https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/aeropuerto-internacional-luis-munoz-mantiene-operaciones-y-recibe-vuelos-desviados-de-miami-tras-incidente-con-avion-de-amazon/), News)
8. The lawsuit alleges that on March 18, Alaska Airlines deplaned 11 original Japanese paintings in Honolulu, Hawaii during a heavy rainstorm with no attempt to protect them from water, resulting in water damage exceeding $521,900 while the works were en route from Osaka, Japan to John F. Kennedy International Airport for delivery to Naga Antiques in Hudson, New York. ([The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alaska-airlines-ruined-japanese-art-lawsuit-b3044885.html), News)

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