Plane Carrying Dodgers Diverted To LAX After Mechanical Issue In Air
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A plane carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers made an unscheduled landing at LAX due to a mechanical issue on Sunday night.
The exact circumstances surrounding the mechanical issue were not immediately available, but the flight had departed San Diego, where the Dodgers finished up a series against the Padres, and was en route to Dallas.
A number of players took to social media to discuss the event.
Problems with plane, switching planes!
— Adrián González OLY (@Adrian_ElTitan) June 15, 2015
.@Cindyluellis they actually asked us to fasten our seat belts as we landed! The nerve! So glad our unlimited food/drink transferred planes
— AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) June 15, 2015
A Dodgers spokesman commented on the event, stating, "It was not an emergency landing. We landed in LA due to a mechanical issue."
The team was being switched to a different plane to fly out to Dallas.