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2 aircraft diverted to Eppley Airfield following separate incidents 20-minutes apart, Saturday

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September 22nd, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Two planes were diverted to Omaha Saturday evening, in separate incidents. According to KETV in Omaha, the first incident happened around 8:20-p.m., when a Southwest flight traveling from Phoenix to Chicago landed in Omaha for a medical emergency. Omaha police said that person was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition.

The second airplane was diverted to Omaha around 8:40-p.m. It was a United flight traveling from Denver to Grand Rapids. The Omaha Airport Authority said the pilots reported a hydraulic issue. That plane landed safely at 9-p.m.