Traffic & Transit
Cockpit Fumes Force Jetliner's Emergency Landing At LAX
Passengers received quite a scare when the oxygen masks dropped, and their Spirit Airlines jetliner was forced to land right after takeoff.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A Spirit Airlines jetliner was forced to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Friday shortly after taking off Friday morning due to "fumes in the cockpit and cabin."
According to the Federal Aviation Administration Airbus, flight 630 to Denver, landed without further incident just before 10 a.m. No passengers were injured, but they got quite a scare.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the oxygen masks in the airplane deployed, and firefighters were waiting for the plane when it landed safely on Runway 25 Left. Each passenger was evaluated by paramedics, and "no patients are currently requesting transport," the LAFD reported.
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The source of the fumes remained under investigation.
City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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