American Airlines Flight Bound for Chicago Returns to Louisville After 'Mechanical Issue'

Source Louisville Courier Journal

Dec. 27, 2018

An airplane traveling to Chicago was forced to return to Louisville on Wednesday morning due to a mechanical issue.   

The American Airline flight left from Louisville International Airport around 9 a.m. and was on its way to Chicago's O'Hare Airport, according to Fly Louisville spokeswoman Sara Brown. She did not have the flight number. 

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2018/12/26/louisville-chicago-flight-returns-mechanical-issue/2415595002

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