A passenger on board an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville is being evaluated after reporting a serious illness.
Details were limited at this time. However, American Airlines officials confirmed that Flight 1289 landed around 5 a.m. Thursday with an ill passenger.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was apparently on the plane and tweeted about his experience.
5 hr red eye flight on @AmericanAir Nashville from LA. On ground for 40 min and now told someone on board is sick & we are being towed to other gate and quarantined until all checked out. Can’t get up to go to bathroom or get off plane. It’s the Russians! I just know it!
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 16, 2018
The nature of the illness was not known.
The plane landed in Nashville and officials were evaluating the passenger.
Airline officials said it’s protocol for paramedics to meet the plane on the ground before it’s taken to the gate.
Other passengers have to remain on the plane until an all-clear is given.
1 hr after landing got to far away gate where @AmericanAir will hopefully get us off this plane! Medical personal at gate. Hope it’s not because I got that straw in CA! pic.twitter.com/g5AJvacyqE
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 16, 2018
