Article posted: 10/1/2012 5:55 PM

Pilot’s illness diverts American Airlines flight

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An American Airlines flight was diverted en route to Dallas after a pilot fell ill.

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A pilot´s medical emergency caused an American Airlines plane to make an unexpected landing in St. Louis on its way from O´Hare International Airport to Dallas this morning. Here, the pilot is loaded into an ambulance on the tarmac.

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A pilot's illness diverted an American Airlines flight from O'Hare International Airport to Dallas this morning. The plane landed at St. Louis for the medical emergency.