American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Tulsa International Airport After Possible Mechanical Issue

Passengers on a flight from Dallas to London spent the night in Tulsa after making an unscheduled landing at Tulsa International Airport just before midnight on Monday.

American Airlines Flight 80 was near Springfield, Missouri when the crew declared an emergency and the airplane was diverted to Tulsa.

The Boeing 777 landed at Tulsa International Airport at about 11:20 p.m. Monday.

According to a spokesperson from the airline, the flight was diverted to Tulsa after a possible mechanical issue was detected.

On Tuesday morning the airline brought in a second 777 to take the passengers back to Dallas.

Official St

American Airlines issued the following statement regarding the unscheduled landing:

"On Sept. 5, American Airlines flight 80 from Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) to London Heathrow (LHR) diverted to Tulsa (TUL) due to a possible mechanical issue. The flight, with 278 customers on board, landed safely and without incident at TUL and the aircraft was inspected by our maintenance team. Our team members worked to re-book all customers to their final destinations. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans, and apologize for the trouble this caused."

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