Flight to LaGuardia Airport from Indianapolis detoured to Pittsburgh because of mechanical issue with plane

(File Photo of the American Airlines Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) On Monday, a flight on an American Airlines plane took a detour to the Pittsburgh International Airport. According to airport officials, a flight that was headed to LaGuardia Airport from Indianapolis changed course to Pittsburgh because of a mechanical issue. The plane has safely landed and another plane took the passengers to their desired airport arrival. The inspection continues on the plane that had a mechanical issue.