Passengers on a Boston-bound flight are happy to be on the ground Tuesday morning after the wing of their plane started “coming apart” in mid-air.
The United flight from San Francisco to Boston had to make an emergency landing in Denver, where passengers boarded a new plane.
Kevin Clarke landed at Logan Airport three hours later than he was scheduled. He told Boston 25 News he is just glad to be home safe after some nerve-wracking moments in the air.
“Just about to land in Denver with the wing coming apart on the plane,” Clarke said as he narrated his cell phone video of the plane touching the runway.
Clarke took the video of the United Boeing 757 plane showing the moment it touched down in Denver.
An aircraft maintenance crew then rushed over to the wing to inspect the damage.
United Flight 354 was carrying 165 passengers and was supposed to be flying into Boston, but had to be diverted after a portion of the wing was coming apart. Clarke told Boston 25 News he thought it was interesting when he was walking down the San Francisco jetway and saw bird strike forms.