
United Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
Published on May 27, 2024
An engine caught fire on a United Airlines flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on May 27, causing the pilots to abort takeoff. United Airlines flight 2091 from Chicago to Seattle experienced an engine fire at around 2 p.m. local time at O’Hare airport shortly before takeoff, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. The incident led the FAA to temporarily suspend arrivals to the airport, with normal operations resuming at around 2:45 p.m. local time, the spokesperson added. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, was towed to the gate where passengers “safely deplaned,” per the FAA spokesperson....
