NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) — A Spirit Airlines flight bound for Florida was grounded at New York’s LaGuardia airport and evacuated Saturday morning after passengers saw smoke coming from the plane’s engines.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported passengers aboard Spirit Airlines flight 197 were evacuated just before 11 a.m. The airline said sparks were detected in the auxiliary power unit, which provides power to the plane while it’s grounded. Aircraft Rescue and Fire arrived to the scene shortly after the auxiliary power unit was shut off.
No injuries were reported.
1010 WINS reported the flight was cancelled, forcing 228 passengers to re-book another flight. Spirit Airlines issued a statement apologizing for the inconvenience.
