Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is safe today after his flight back to Washington, D.C., on Monday had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
The United Airlines flight carrying 40 people returned to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and landed without incident, according to The Greenville News. The pilot chose to make the landing after noticing an oil light indicator, an airport spokeswoman said.
“That team is adequately prepared, adequately trained, so the good news is that Lindsey Graham and crew were in good hands in terms of our team was standing by and ready to respond to that flight if the landing had been anything other than uneventful,” Rosylin Weston told the paper.
The South Carolina Republican tweeted about the unexpected return to the airport and thanked the first responders for their work.
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
Thank you the first responders at GSP and flight crew for the work you do.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2014
The GSP airport responded back to Graham, saying it would pass along his thanks.
@LindseyGrahamSC We’re so glad the flight was able to return safely. We will be sure to pass your kind words to our first responders.
— GSP Airport (@GSPAirport) January 6, 2014
Graham did not tweet his new travel plans, but his office confirmed to Red Alert Politics via email that the Senator was back in D.C. on Tuesday morning.
(h/t The Washington Examiner)
