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A Florida-bound American Airlines flight was diverted to Nashville today, flight tracking data has revealed.
Flight 1884 landed in the Tennessee capital just 1 hour and 29 minutes after departing Chicago O’Hare on Friday morning.
It is unclear why the Boeing 737-800, which was en route to Orlando, made the unexpected landing at Nashville International Airport but Squawk Alert reports that the crew squawked the emergency code.
Flight 1884 was scheduled to depart Tennessee at 2:13pm local time and resume its route to Florida, according to data from flight tracking service FlightAware.
But that departure has been delayed yet again, with the new expected departure at 2:40pm.
An Orlando, Florida-bound American Airlines flight was diverted to Nashville today, flight tracking data has revealed
Flight 1884 landed in the Tennessee capital just 1 hour and 29 minutes after departing Chicago O’Hare on Friday morning
Flight 1884 departed Chicago for Orlando at 11:49am Friday, but made an unplanned landing in Nashville at 1:18pm.
Aviation alert accounts on X report that the plane squawked the 7700 code, which indicates that there is an emergency on board the aircraft.
Reports allege the plane experienced a technical issue, but taxied safely to the gate at Nashville airport.
The air craft was inspected by fire services, according to the reports.
An American Airlines spokesperson told DailyMail.com: ‘American Airlines flight 1884, with service from Chicago (ORD) to Orlando (MCO) diverted to Nashville (BNA) due to a possible mechanical issue. The flight landed safely and is being inspected by our maintenance team.
‘We’re working to get our customers to MCO as soon as possible. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience.’
The emergency diversion comes less than a month after a American Airlines passengers were forced to flee after a plane filled with smoke.
The Bombardier CRJ900, operated by sister airline American Eagle, experienced a ‘maintenance issue’ after landing at Augusta Regional Airport in Georgia on April 2.
Flight 5406, which had taken off from Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina, landed about 30 minutes earlier than scheduled.
But the aircraft stopped on the runway – with passengers forced to urgently evacuate.
Shocking footage captured by Sean O’Conor, who was onboard the aircraft, showed horrified and confused passengers crawling onto the wings of the plane before jumping a few feet down to the ground.
Flight 5406 experienced a ‘maintenance issue’ after landing at Augusta Regional Airport in Georgia on April 2. Shocking footage captured by Sean O’Conor, who was onboard the aircraft, showed horrified and confused passengers crawling onto the wings of the plane before jumping a few feet down to the ground
An American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter just above Reagan Airport in DC on Janaury 29, killing 67 and causing a massive explosion over the Potomac River
View of debris in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River earlier this year
Earlier this year, an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter just above Reagan Airport in Washington DC, killing 67 and causing a massive explosion over the Potomac River.
The passenger jet with 64 people on board has crashed mid-air into the chopper, carrying three soldiers, while attempting to land in Washington DC on January 29.
Passengers of the commercial flight included members of the US figure skating team who were returning from the US Figure Skating Championships.
On March 27, a congressional hearing reiterated the their stance that the January crash was preventable, the Associated Press reported.
High-profile plane crashes have instilled fear in frequent fliers, but aviation specialists say the risk is not as great as it seems.
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