Spirit Airlines flight opts not to takeoff ‘out of an abundance of caution’

A Spirit Airlines formation departing from McCarran International Airport Tuesday nighttime experienced a attraction contented arsenic it prepared to takeoff, past a level tyre connected the tarmac.

Erik Hofmeyer, manager of communications for Spirit, said Spirit Flight 334 was scheduled to alert from Las Vegas to Pittsburgh Tuesday evening. Hofmeyer said successful an email the unit “opted to not takeoff retired of an abundance of caution owed to a imaginable attraction issue.”

“The level braked safely, and we person nary injuries to our guests oregon squad members,” Hofmeyer said. “Upon taxiing backmost to the gate, the craft experienced a level tire, and guests were deplaned and brought backmost into the terminal.”

Hofmeyer said passengers received edifice and repast accommodations arsenic good arsenic a aboriginal question voucher from the airline. The passengers are present scheduled to depart connected different level Wednesday morning.

“We apologize to our guests for the inconvenience,” Hofmeyer said.

Hofmeyer did not elaborate connected the particulars of the attraction issue. A spokesperson for McCarran could not instantly beryllium reached for remark aboriginal Wednesday.

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