Travellers ‘abandoned’ after flight to London diverts to Bermuda

More than 300 passengers are stranded in the airport in Bermuda (Jonathan Lo/PA)

Travellers facing a 20-hour wait on an airport floor in Bermuda say they have been “abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic” after their flight from Miami to London had to divert due to a possible mechanical issue.

American Airlines has apologised after flight AA38 had to change course about three hours after taking off from Miami International Airport on Monday due to “a possible mechanical issue”, landing instead on the British island territory in the North Atlantic.