Spirit Flight Bound For St. Croix Returns To Florida After Crew Reports Engine Issue

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FORT LAUDERDALE — A Spirit Airlines flight bound for St. Croix made a sudden return to Florida on Saturday.

Spirit Airlines flight No. 438 returned safely to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport early Saturday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

The crew on the flight reported a possible engine issue at about 12:45 p.m., according to the FAA.

The flight tracking website FlightAware said the plane took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 12:14 p.m. and landed at 1:11 p.m.

The flight was bound for Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix.

There were no reports of any injuries with anyone on board the plane.

The FAA said it will be investigating the incident.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.