Philadelphia to Orlando flight diverted due to medical emergency

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Friday, March 8, 2019
Philadelphia to Orlando flight diverted to Raleigh due to medical emergency

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPVI) -- An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Orlando has been diverted due to a medical emergency onboard.

Flight 809 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on Friday.

A dispatcher told medics that CPR was being performed.

There was no further word on the nature of the medical emergency.

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