CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No injuries were reported after a plane returned to the Charlotte airport after reporting an issue upon departure Monday morning.
American Eagle Flight 5304, a subsidiary of American Airlines, departed Charlotte Douglas International Airport for Chattanooga, Tennessee, Monday morning but returned to Charlotte for a report of smoke in the cabin.
The airport confirmed the plane, identified as a Bombardier CRJ-900, safely landed, and the alert was canceled. Passengers were bussed from the plane back to the terminal. The airline will provide passengers with a flight to Chattanooga on a different aircraft.
Medic responded to the airport, but said they didn't take anyone to the hospital.
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