A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Las Vegas was forced to make an emergency landing in Lincoln, Nebraska Saturday due to engine issuse.
The pilot was able to turn the plane around and make an emergency landing at Lincoln Airport around 11:41 a.m. without incident, airport authority officials added.
As of 4 p.m., the 239 passengers and crew from the flight were still at LNK waiting for another United Airlines plane coming from Denver to pick them up and complete the trip to Las Vegas. The plane was supposed to arrive at 3:15 p.m. but was delayed until 4:43 p.m., the airport authority said.
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