Smoking laptop prompts evacuation on American Airlines flight | Video

Smoke from a laptop in a passenger's carry-on bag forced the evacuation of an American Airlines flight headed to Miami on Friday (Jul12), according to the airline.

The crew of the flight reported smoke in the cabin as the plane was boarding at the gate, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

“The bag was removed by our crew members and all passengers exited the aircraft,” the airline said.

“We thank our crew members for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” they added.

🚨🇺🇸Breaking an American Airlines at the San Francisco airport had to evacuate the airplane after smoke filled the cabin and peoples started to panic.

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The passengers panicked and exited the Airbus A321 using emergency slides.

One person got injured while exiting the plane, which required transport to a hospital, the airline said.

Two other passengers also reported minor injuries, according to the San Francisco Fire Department, which responded to the incident.

The airplane crew reported the smoking laptop as passengers were boarding, the airline said.

It may be mentioned here, that the American Airlines flight 2045 was scheduled to depart San Francisco at 12:15 p.m. for Miami but after the smoke was detected, the flight departed later on Friday.

Steve Kulm, a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration, said the agency will investigate the matter.

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Smoke and flame could be seen billowing out of the plane, prompting emergency services to circle the plane as the pilot aborted the takeoff attempt.

At the time of the incident, there were 174 passengers and six crew members on the plane but thankfully none of them suffered any injuries. They all disembarked safely and were transported back to the terminal, as per reports.

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In a peculiar incident, American Airlines mistook a 101-year-old woman for an infant. How? Well, technology is to blame.

The woman, identified as Patricia by media reports, is a 101-year-old born in 1922. However, the American Airlines system apparently cannot compute her 100-plus years of age and defaults the year of birth to 2022.

Her seat was booked as an adult ticket. However, the staff was expecting an infant.

"The same thing happened last year, and they were also expecting a child and not me," the woman said.

(With inputs from agencies)