A Spirit Airways flight to Florida needed to flip round and make an emergency touchdown in Maryland Friday evening due to an issue with the engine.
Flight 2077 took off from Baltimore/Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport headed for Orlando Worldwide Airport. However after takeoff, the aircraft had a “mechanical challenge” and needed to flip again, an airline spokesperson stated in an announcement Saturday.
It arrived again in Baltimore shortly at 8:51 p.m., about half-hour after takeoff, in accordance with FlightAware.
“The aircraft landed safely at BWI, and visitors deplaned underneath regular procedures,” the assertion learn.
The spokesperson didn’t present additional particulars about what occurred.
Spirit Airways stated the aircraft can be faraway from service and inspected by the upkeep division.