Originally Posted by
mixmastermark
What time do Customs/Passport Control in Seattle close? Looks like the flight took off an hour late, maybe Customs in Seattle would be closed by arrival time, so LAX was chosen? No idea.
if so, they could have gone direct CUN-LAX rather than diverting over OK (or put down at any of a number of AS stations with Customs facilities that are much closer to the original flight plan (IAH, DFW, DEN) ... pretty sure there was a mechanical issue involved here