Flying comes with plenty of fears for many travelers – your plane hitting something during take-off is just one of those fears, and that’s exactly what happened with an American Airlines flight on Wednesday.
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Coleman explained that the plane was slightly off-center during its take-off and that the sign is meant to direct pilots going down the runway.
The plane turned around and landed at JFK just 29 minutes after take-off. Of the 101 passengers and eight crew members on board, no one was injured.
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“American is swapping flight 300 to a new aircraft, as our team reviews the incident and inspects the aircraft,” American Airlines said in a statement. “We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and we are sorry for the inconvenience.
Passenger Melanie Whitaker took a photo of the plane’s damaged wing, allegedly from hitting the sign, and shared it on Twitter.
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