Massachusetts State Police say a Madrid-bound American Airlines flight landed at Logan International Airport after an Alert 2 was declared
An American Airlines flight from New York to Spain was diverted to Boston Wednesday, and police say a cracked windshield is to blame.
Flight 94 was bound for Madrid after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Massachusetts State Police said an Alert 2 was declared for the flight at 9:46 p.m. because the windshield cracked. An Alert 2 is defined by the Federal Aviation Administration as an indication that an aircraft is having"major difficulties," which lead crew to believe"a difficult or crash landing may be expected,"At 10:14 p.m., police say the plane landed at Logan International Airport without any further problems, taxiing to the gate on its own.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
American Airlines told NBC10 Boston in a statement late Wednesday night that the plane was diverted"due to a maintenance issue." "The flight landed safely and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team," the airline said."Customers will re-depart for tomorrow on a replacement aircraft. We never want to disrupt our customers' travel plans and apologize for the inconvenience this has caused."
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