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United passengers deplane on O’Hare runway after tire blows during take off

United passengers deplane on O’Hare runway after tire blows during take offPassengers aboard a United Airlines flight out of O’Hare Airport were forced to deplane on the runway after the plane’s tire blew out during takeoff.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00United flight blows tire during takeoff at Chicago’s O’Hare01:58Get more newsLiveonAug. 14, 2026,…

United passengers deplane on O’Hare runway after tire blows during take off

Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight out of O’Hare Airport were forced to deplane on the runway after the plane’s tire blew out during takeoff.

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Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight out of O’Hare Airport were forced to deplane on the runway after the plane’s tire blew out during takeoff on Thursday.

Around 1:45 p.m., United Airlines Flight 455 from Chicago to Pheonix “safely aborted takeoff” after the Boeing 737-900 blew a tire. All 161 passengers and six crew members deplaned on the runway and were bused to the terminal, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Video posted to social media showed a large emergency response at the airport, with several buses standing by to transport the passengers.

United said in a statement around 4 p.m. that it was arranging for another aircraft to take the passengers to Pheonix later in the day.

Flights to O’Hare were delayed an average of 25 minutes as of 3:50 p.m. because of a disabled aircraft on a runway, the FAA said, though it was not immediately confirmed that the disabled plane was the United flight with the blown tire.

The FAA is investigating the incident.


Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business

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