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Passengers recall St. Louis emergency flight landing

A passenger says the flight boarded around five-thirty but took off around eight; it landed forty-six minutes after takeoff, with oxygen masks reportedly dropping.

Photo: St. Louis Lambert International Airport
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPassengers are recalling an American Airlines emergency landing in St. Louis, where oxygen masks dropped and a haze filled the cabin, according to reports.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOne passenger says they boarded around five-thirty and took off around eight.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe flight took off at eight-thirteen and landed at eight fifty-nine. Honestly, that's the fastest anything moved all morning.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo and a half hours sitting still, then a landing in forty-six minutes. I'd have taken a wing myself.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAmerican says the plane returned safely after a reported odor. Thanks for having my back on these, Brock.

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMm. Forecast: New York's cloudy, high sixty-six. Chicago has fog, high fifty-nine.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLos Angeles gets rain, high seventy-seven, and a two percent chance, which I'm calling a flood.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTwo percent, and it still beats that gate agent's estimate.

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