Passengers Frustrated United Flight Headed to Buffalo Diverted Over Airport Closing

June 19, 2017

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — “He sounded real unsure of himself, but he said we couldn’t land in Buffalo. Basically at that point he just told us the airport was closed,” said Rafeal Suarez, United Airlines passenger.

Rafeal Suarez is one of several passengers who was on United flight 830 from Chicago O’Hare to Buffalo Saturday night. He says the pilot circled around Buffalo for nearly 20 minutes before announcing the runway was closed. The flight was then diverted to Rochester.

“When we got to Rochester they didn’t have a crew at all, they sent their staff home already for the evening. So we had to wait on the plane until their crew arrived,” said Suarez.

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