American Airlines confirms ‘potential security issue’ onboard flight from Indianapolis to NYC: Plane is met by emergency services on runway
- American Airlines flight AA4817 made an emergency landing at LaGuardia and deplaned the passengers after a ‘potential security issue’
- There were no reported injuries to any passengers or crew members
- A man was recorded lying face down on the tarmac with firefighters standing over him
An American Airlines operated American Eagle flight from Indianapolis was deplaned on the LaGuardia runway in New York City on landing after a ‘potential security issue’.
Passengers were taken off flight AA4817 and taken to the terminal. A spokesperson for the airline said the ‘aircraft landed safely and all customers deplaned without incident’.
The plane landed safely just after 3pm. There were no reported injuries to any passengers or crew members.
American Airlines flight AA4817 made an emergency landing at LaGuardia and deplaned the passengers after a ‘potential security issue’. A video posted to Twitter showed the aftermath where a man lying face down on the tarmac with two firefighters standing over him
Firefighters held the man down as a woman yelled: ‘Get back! Get back!’ Off-camera passengers then said: ‘Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!’ as they backed away from the man
According to The Sun, the pilot made a call reporting a suspicious passenger and luggage on board but other details have yet to be released from the airline.
Meanwhile, a video posted to Twitter showed a man lying face down on the tarmac with two firefighters standing over him.
A woman then yelled: ‘Get back! Get back!’ and off-camera passengers said: ‘Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!’ as they backed away from the man.
‘We just had to evacuate our airplane,’ a woman named Valeria Falcetta said in another video, which was posted to Instagram.
‘That guy had something,’ she added, showing the face-down man and obviously confused as to why the plane had to make an emergency landing.
There were no reported injuries to any passengers or crew members on flight AA4817