Seattle-Bound Delta Flight Lands On Remote Alaska Island

SEATTLE, WA - A Delta flight flying from Beijing to Seattle made an emergency landing on a remote Alaska island on Monday. The plane was experiencing engine trouble, according to reports.

The flight with 194 passengers onboard landed on Shemya Island about 1,000 from mainland Alaska. A new plane was sent to the island to pick up the passengers.

The plane was a Boeing 767-300ER, according to reports. Shemya Island, part of the Aleutian Islands, is home to a 10,000-foot runway used as a Navy refueling station and as an emergency landing spot for commercial flights. The new flight from Alaska was expected to arrive at Sea-Tac at around 9 p.m.

Delta's Pacific Northwest hub is at Sea-Tac.

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