Sen. Lindsey Graham Tweets Emergency Landing
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US Senate(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was aboard a flight from Greenville, S.C. to Washington, D.C. Monday that was forced to make an emergency landing.
Graham chronicled the emergency landing in a series of tweets posted after the plane touched down on the runway. The South Carolina senator, who is up for re-election this year, said he and other passengers noticed a strange sound coming from the engine.
Shortly after, the pilot announced they would make an emergency landing.
A spokesman for Graham had no other details about what caused the flight problem.
Here’s Graham’s recounting of the emergency landing:
Interesting day — just made a return-flight emergency landing at GSP.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014
About 5 minutes into today’s flight from Greenville to Washington, I and my other passengers noticed the engine making strange sound.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014
Not long afterwards, the pilot declared an emergency and we headed back to the airport.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014
We safely returned with fire trucks and first responders at the ready.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014
One of Graham’s colleagues, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., also had trouble getting back to Washington, D.C. Monday after his flight was delayed.
Senator Paul’s flight to DC this afternoon was delayed, and it is not clear when he will be able to speak tonight. We will keep you updated.
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) January 6, 2014
Several lawmakers have been known to take to Twitter when they have experienced travel woes. In 2012, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., live tweeted his troubles with flight delays on American Airlines.
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