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JetBlue Flight Lands in Emergency at LAX

jetBlueJetBlue flight 1521 made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on February 25.

The incident happened when the flight was en-route from Portland, Oregon, to Long Beach, California.

According to Ian Gregor, spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane “landed without incident at 5:40 after reporting some kind of mechanical issue.”

JetBlue spokesperson Victoria Buckley confirmed the incident, saying that the flight was diverted “out of an abundance of caution.”

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