Flight diverts to Pittsburgh International Airport after possible lightning strike

PITTSBURGH — A flight diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday morning because of a possible lightning strike.

An American Airlines official tells Channel 11 that a flight traveling to Boston from Columbus diverted to Pittsburgh as a precaution after experiencing a possible lightning strike shortly after takeoff.

The official says the flight landed around 8 a.m. without incident and taxied to the gate on its own power. Passengers are being swapped onto another plane to complete their trip to Boston.

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