News Summary

• “I will say is that every plane they deliver to an airline, every plane that goes into the skies needs to be 100% safe and they need to be able to demonstrate that,” Buttigieg said..
• “There’s a procedure that you follow, that is in the checklist, the abnormal checklist, and you follow that procedure, and you go ahead, and you pick a diversion airport and go land there,” Cox said..
• United said it’s making arrangements for those passengers “to complete their journeys at the earliest opportunity.” According to FlightAware, the plane left TPA at 6:11 p.m. and is expected to land in Chicago at 8 p.m. local time..
• The plane had to divert to Tampa due to a door indicator light turning on, according to an airport spokesperson..
• A door light coming on may not seem like a big deal, but Cox said it needs to be taken seriously..
• According to the retired captain, the fact that the crew made the diversion is not surprising, but this type of light coming on is not part of everyday travel..