Boston-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Wing Falls Apart Mid-Air (VIDEO)
A United Airlines Boston-bound flight on Monday afternoon made an emergency landing after the wing of the plane fell apart mid-air.
“United flight 354 diverted to Denver yesterday afternoon to address an issue with the slat on the wing of the aircraft,” a United spokesperson said in an email Tuesday, according to NBC News. “The flight landed safely and we arranged for another aircraft to take our customers to Boston.”
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A United flight from San Francisco to Boston had to be diverted to Denver after it was discovered mid-air a portion of the wing was damaged. Passenger Kevin Clarke took this video. What he says he saw before getting on the plane on @boston25 this morning.