An Allegiant Air flight made a safe emergency landing at a Tennessee airport Thursday morning, the third Allegiant flight from Orlando diverted this week.
Chattanooga Airport spokesman Albert Waterhouse said Allegiant Air Flight 760 landed at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday after reporting an engine problem. No injuries were reported.
Allegiant said in a statement that the plane has been taken out of service and will be inspected. The statement said the flight, which was headed from Orlando to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had 150 passengers and six crew members. Allegiant said a replacement aircraft will take passengers on to Iowa.
On Wednesday afternoon, Allegiant Flight 736 was diverted from Orlando-Sanford International Airport to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, with 151 passengers and six crew members. No one was injured, and passengers were booked into hotels for the night. The airline hasn't said what prompted the emergency landing, but a passenger reported that there was a smell of smoke about halfway through the flight.
Earlier this week, an Allegiant flight heading to Wisconsin landed in North Dakota after having mechanical issues.