Flight from WC makes emergency landing in South Carolina

<p>A JetBlue flight originating from Westchester County Airport had to make an emergency landing in South Carolina.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jun 23, 2017, 9:44 PM

Updated 2,517 days ago

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A JetBlue flight originating from Westchester County Airport had to make an emergency landing in South Carolina.
The flight landed in Charleston, South Carolina Friday morning after crew members reported seeing smoke in the cockpit. The plane was en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Cellphone video captured passengers using emergency slides to evacuate Flight 913.
No one was hurt.
Frank Migliorelli, of Croton-on-Hudson,  was one of 98 passengers and four crew members on the flight. He says that once the cabin began to fill with smoke, flight attendants sprang into action.
"We were going right into evacuation mode, they weren't messing around," he said. "The second we came to a stop, they were stationed at the exits, the doors opened and they were like, 'out, out, out!'"
JetBlue released a statement on the matter saying: "JetBlue flight 913 from White Plains to Fort Lauderdale diverted to Charleston out of an abundance of caution following reports of smoke in the cabin. The flight landed safely at 10:30 a.m. local time and all customers and crew have evacuated with no reported injuries at this time."
The FAA is investigating the incident.


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