Emergency landing briefly closes runway at Bangor airport
An emergency plane landing temporarily closed the runway at the Bangor International Airport late Monday morning, an airport official said.
An in-flight emergency on a Swiss Air Lines flight was reported shortly before noon, according to Aimee Thibodeau, a spokesperson for the airport.
The runway was temporarily closed for the landing and for emergency crews to assess the incident. It reopened at about 12:30 p.m., Thibodeau said.
Thibodeau directed further questions to the airline. A Swiss Air spokesperson said additional information would be released Monday afternoon.
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Monday’s incident comes a few days after a separate emergency landing at the Portland International Jetport. On Saturday, a Delta Airlines flight from Portland to New York City returned to the jetport a few minutes after takeoff after a sensor on the plane went off due to an electrical issue.
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