A United Express flight bound for Denver had to make an emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport Friday afternoon.
Airport spokesman Kent Boyd says the craft left from Birmingham, Ala. and began experiencing cabin depressurization. Air traffic controllers diverted the flight to Springfield where it landed without incident just before 5:30 p.m.
EMERGENCY United flight makes emergency landing at Springfield Airport
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