American Airlines flight headed to Phoenix diverted to El Paso, first responders on tarmac

American Airlines flight 1897 was diverted from its intended route Sunday evening and landed in El Paso.

The flight took off from San Antonio at 6:50 p.m. and was heading toward Phoenix.

The plane was flying above Ruidoso when it circled back and headed toward El Paso.

The plane touched down around 8 p.m. with first responders on the tarmac.

American Airlines issued this statement:

“”American Airlines flight 1897, from San Antonio to Phoenix, diverted to El Paso due to damage sustained by weather in flight. The aircraft, an Airbus A319 with 130 passengers and a crew of five, landed safely at 8:03 p.m. MT. The aircraft is currently being evaluated by our maintenance team. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans, and we are sorry for the trouble this caused.”

No injuries were reported.