Nearly 70 helped off American Airlines flight after smell of smoke
A smoky smell in the cabin of an American Airlines flight caused its evacuation Wednesday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport. No one was injured, said Leslie Scott, an airline spokeswoman. Flight 3470 from Columbus, Ohio, was scheduled to land in Chicago about the time it actually landed, at 3:31 p.m., Scott said. But as they were landing, passengers smelled smoke in the cabin, causing 64 passengers and four crew members to deplane onto the taxiway, Scott said. From there they were bused to the terminal. The cause of the smell was not known but was being investigated. “The aircraft was taken out of service so that mechanics could check it out," Scott said.<br/>
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Nearly 70 helped off American Airlines flight after smell of smoke
A smoky smell in the cabin of an American Airlines flight caused its evacuation Wednesday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport. No one was injured, said Leslie Scott, an airline spokeswoman. Flight 3470 from Columbus, Ohio, was scheduled to land in Chicago about the time it actually landed, at 3:31 p.m., Scott said. But as they were landing, passengers smelled smoke in the cabin, causing 64 passengers and four crew members to deplane onto the taxiway, Scott said. From there they were bused to the terminal. The cause of the smell was not known but was being investigated. “The aircraft was taken out of service so that mechanics could check it out," Scott said.<br/>
