An Allegiant Air flight to Chicago declared an emergency.
Allegiant Air flight #G4875 from Punta Gorda to Chicago/Rockford declared an emergency due to technical issue.
The flight departed Punta Gorda in Florida on Thursday, March 14 2024 at 16:35 EDT for a 3 hour-flight.
The flight was operated by an Airbus A320 with registration N241NV, which is 23 years old.
While descending from cruise altitude of 34,000ft the crew made a final approach to the runway 1 but performed a go around due to flaps issues.
The aircraft climbed to 3,000 ft while the crew was dealing with the issue during holding.
The pilots declared an emergency and made a final approach to runway 7 where it landed safely.
The plane taxied to the gate by itself without assistance.
