KRIS VAN CLEAVE:
00:00:20
As the Independence Day holiday gives way back to work day, millions of Americans are again hitting the road and taking to the skies amid challenging summer weather. For Amanda Corchado, it meant staying in Fort Myers, Florida, a little longer than planned. Our flight did get canceled on Saturday. That was the only hiccup. But we were able to get on Sunday, and they added an additional day.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE:
00:00:44
The TSA expects more than 18.5 million fliers during the holiday rush. Sunday was American Airlines' busiest day of the entire summer.
GROUND CONTROL:
00:00:52
Just to confirm, this is a bomb threat, correct?
TOWER:
00:00:55
Affirmative.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE:
00:00:56
This Allegiant flight to Roanoke, Virginia, returned safely to St. Petersburg, Florida, after an argument allegedly led to a passenger making that bomb threat. And July 4 got off to a rough start for passengers on JetBlue Flight 488.
PILOT:
00:01:10
Yeah, we have no braking, no steering. We're trying to stop the aircraft.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE:
00:01:15
JetBlue and the FAA are now investigating after the Airbus A320 bound for Worcester, Massachusetts, had a hydraulic issue as it was taxiing in Orlando Friday.
PILOT:
00:01:24
Roll the equipment. We're slowly rolling towards the grass because we have no brakes and no steering.
KRIS VAN CLEAVE:
00:01:30
The airline says there were no injuries, but the plane ended up in the grass. In Detroit, a lightning strike is being blamed for this unusual sight. The fire suppression system inside the Spirit Airlines hangar deployed, flooding the area with foam. And on the roads, AAA forecast a record of nearly 62 million drivers over July 4, who found gas prices at a four-year low. The [? Damon ?] family was gassing up on the New Jersey Turnpike. We've got to get on the road to beat the traffic. We need to get gas and then hit the road. Now, Spirit says it had to pull three flights out of service, but no-- three planes, but no flights were impacted. JetBlue says safety is his top priority and is cooperating with the FAA investigation, Tony. Kris, thank you very much.
