American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Newfoundland

By The Canadian Press

Posted Oct 29, 2017 02:44:49 PM.

Last Updated Oct 29, 2017 03:20:13 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. – An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Newfoundland on Saturday due to a cracked windshield.

The Boeing 7-7-7 airliner landed safely at the Stephenville airport on Saturday afternoon.

Flight 207 bound from Milan, Italy to Miami had 287 passengers and 14 crew on board.

American Airlines says it brought another plane to Stephenville and flew the passengers on to the U.S.

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