MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - There was a scare in the air for nearly 200 passengers trying to travel to Miami International Airport.
American Airlines told 7News Thursday, Flight 629 had to divert while on its way to Miami from JFK Airport outside New York City after the Boeing 737 had what they described as a potential mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas Airport with 181 people and six crew members on board.
Passengers on board that flight spoke to 7News exclusively about their experience.
“I was crying, and then I texted my mom,” said one woman that was on the plane.
“We heard a loud noise on the left side of the plane,” said Jalen Marks. “It was pretty frightening.”
Avashek Vijayakumar recalled the moments when the plane began to malfunction.
“We saw the flight attendants running towards the front, like kinda just like jogging,” said Vijayakumar. “Then everyone starts looking around.”
The crew announced that there would be an emergency landing.
“The captain started speaking immediately after and said that yeah, one of the engines failed,” said Vijayakumar.
A video from a traveler showed the flight landed in North Carolina at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
“That was the first time I ever experienced something like that,” said Marks.
Another man on board said he was glad he made it home safely.
Those fliers were transferred to another plane and continued their trip to Miami. That flight was scheduled to take off at 10:15 p.m. and landed in South Florida at 12:32 a.m.
Officials are still investigating the engine failure on that plane.
There were no reports of any injuries on board.
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