Houston-bound United flight diverted over ‘mechanical issue’; ‘Everyone was terrified,’ passenger says
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A Houston-bound United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas on Friday after a possible fire that left passengers on the tarmac as first responders arrived, one passenger said.
Passengers on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight that was diverted to Austin on Friday, Texas stand on a tarmac after leaving the plane. (Dillon Nathaniel) A United Airlines plane sits on an Austin, Texas tarmac after the Houston-bound flight was diverted. (Dillon Nathaniel) Dillon Nathaniel films a video hs posted on Twitter about the emergency landing. (Dillon Nathaniel)
"United flight 2425 from Orange County, California to Houston diverted to Austin out of an abundance of caution for a mechanical issue," the airline told Fox News in a statement. "The plane landed safely, passengers deplaned on the airfield and were transported to the terminal. We have assigned a new plane to continue the flight to Houston."
Dillon Nathaniel, a DJ who was traveling to Houston for a connection for a gig in Dallas, told Fox News he was working on his computer when the flight crew made an announcement about a possible emergency.
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