Company spokeswoman Jennifer Pearson says another plane is flying in from Hong Kong to pick up the passengers in Anchorage.
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It was unclear how many people were aboard the aircraft.
FAA spokesman said in an email the made its emergency landing without incident before dawn at in Shemya, .
The airline says preliminary information shows that 276 passengers and 18 crew were on-board the airline’s Flight 884.
The aircraft was inspected and deemed safe to fly again.
Eareckson Air Station, on Shemya Island.
About 120 civilian contractors staff an early warning radar installation at Shemya for the military.
The island base has a 10,000-foot runway, which was developed in the 1940s for bombing missions and repaved in 2010.
Every commercial airline flight has a plan for diverting if necessary.
A plane en route from Hong Kong to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing today.
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“But it’s something that we’re prepared for”, Flores said.
