'The plane landed safely, passengers deplaned on the airfield, and were transported to the terminal,' said United Airlines.
HOUSTON, Texas -- Friday afternoon, United Airlines flight 2425 took off from John Wayne Airport south of Los Angeles, headed for Bush Intercontinental. Somewhere along the way, a fire broke out on the flight diverting the plane Austin."So, our plane just landed because there was an explosion on the plane. We're all literally standing here on the tarmac.
Fire Marshall is here. So yeah, we're all kind of . It's freezing outside.""United flight 2425 from Orange County, California to Houston diverted to Austin out of an abundance of caution for a mechanical issue. The plane landed safely, passengers deplaned on the airfield, and were transported to the terminal. We have assigned a new plane to continue the flight to Houston."
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