An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles International Airport made an emergency landing there Thursday night after sustaining a flat tire during takeoff from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
Flight 309 landed at about 8:10 p.m., and first responders were on the runway as a precaution, CBS 2 reported.
CBS 2 reported the airline stated that the pilot declared the emergency landing as a precaution to be certain the flight had extra support if needed.
“While this incident is a rare occurrence, our flight crews train extensively to safely manage through many scenarios,” Alaska Airlines stated.
There were no injuries among the 175 passengers and six crew members aboard, CBS 2 reported.
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