Crime & Safety
United Plane From Minneapolis Evacuated On Runway At DIA
A United Airlines flight evacuated at the Denver International Airport after landing, because of a mechanical issue, United said.
DENVER, CO – A United Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Denver evacuated passengers onto the tarmac to take buses to the gate after encountering mechanical issues around 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, an airline spokesperson confirmed.
Flight 1660 from the Twin Cities landed safely in Denver, said Erin Benson Scharra, United spokesperson, in an email. However the plane "experienced a mechanical issue during taxi," Scharra said.
Passengers used roll-up staircases on the tarmac to exit the plane and boarded buses for the terminal, Scharra said. A bystander watching from the gates tweeted that passengers were evacuating the plane surrounded by fire trucks and buses.
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A dozen fire trucks and four buses in the process of evacuating a @united plane in the middle of the #DenverAirport. Anyone know what’s up? pic.twitter.com/xsIJXOrUf9
— mdDoogie3 (@mdDoogie3) October 11, 2018
"We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," Scharra said.
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Image used with permission via @mdDoogie3.
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