An American Airlines plane traveling from Ohio to Arizona made an unscheduled stop Thursday morning in St. Louis because of an unspecified "security issue," according to multiple reports.
Flight 534 from Columbus to Phoenix was diverted before 9 a.m. CST, KMOV reported.
Airport operations were not affected, officials at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport said.
We are assisting in a security check of an American Airlines aircraft. Airport is fully operational.
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Pilots asked to land in St. Louis and for "a security check of the aircraft," Jeff Lea, a spokesman for the airport, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He did not elaborate on what prompted the check.
An American Airlines spokesman told the newspaper that the plane had five crew members and 113 passengers on board. He also declined to elaborate on the security issue.
Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft. Police and fire officials were at the scene.
WFTV
