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Plane From LAX Diverted to Another Airport

The pilot reported a mechanical problem in flight.

The Hawaiian vacations of hundreds of people got off to a bumpy start Thursday when a flight from LAX to Honolulu reported mechanical problems.

United Airlines flight 641 with more than 350 passengers aboard diverted to Kona where it landed safely, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The aircraft was a Boeing 777.

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