A commercial Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the Lincoln Airport Monday afternoon.
Around 1:30 p.m., The Lincoln Airport received an alert-2, that there was an indication of smoke in the flight deck. The flight, departing from Detroit and on their way to L.A., diverted to Lincoln. They were parked into Gate-6.
All passengers and crew, totaling 188 people, were safely deplaned. No injuries were reported. Spirit Airlines provided KLIN News with the following statement:
Spirit Airlines flight 706 from Detroit to Los Angeles diverted to Lincoln, Nebraska out of an abundance of caution following a suspected mechanical issue. The plane landed safely at LNK, was met by first responders as a precaution, and taxied to a gate where Guests deplaned under normal procedures. Safety is our top priority, and the aircraft will be taken out of service and thoroughly evaluated by our maintenance team.
We apologize to our guests for any inconvenience. We arranged a different aircraft to continue the flight which has already departed LNK for Los Angeles.
(Photo Courtesy: Lincoln Municipal Airport)