Flight Diverted To DIA After Smoke In Cabin
DENVER (AP/CBS4) - More than 100 people on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Toronto are safe after the plane was diverted to Denver International Airport on Sunday.
Airport spokeswoman Daria Serna says the plane landed in Denver after the crew reported a mechanical issue.
Airline spokesman Kent Powell says the Airbus 319 was diverted to Denver because of an odor onboard. He says maintenance crews are investigating the cause.
Flight 569 landed safely, and people were able to get off the plane at the terminal.
Powell says the airline is working to get passengers to their destinations.
On Friday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, pilots aborted the takeoff of American Airlines Flight 383 to Miami. All 161 passengers and nine crew safely evacuated as smoke poured from the plane into the air. Twenty people were taken to the hospital with injuries, mainly from the evacuation.
The fire burned the fuselage of the plane, but it did no major damage to the inside of the cabin.
Statement From American Airlines
"American Airlines flight 569 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Toronto (YYZ), an Airbus 319 aircraft, diverted to Denver due to reports of an odor onboard.
The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate without further incident. Our maintenance personnel are investigating the cause of the odor at this time. There were 100 passengers and a crew of five onboard.
We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers and are working to get our customers to their destination as safely and quickly as possible."
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