An American Airlines flight bound to Phoenix diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after a passenger’s device reportedly caught fire.
American Airlines Flight 357 departed from Philadelphia and made an emergency landing “following reports of smoke from a customer’s device.”
An American Airlines flight on its way to Phoenix diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after a passenger’s device reportedly caught fire, according to the FAA and the airline. https://t.co/QHb1yzbqNk pic.twitter.com/rILLjZciO9
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Emergency personnel met the aircraft on the runway when it landed around 11:50 a.m. Saturday.
Passenger Adriana Novello, 22, said in a video shared with ABC News that she was seated in an exit row on the flight and
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