CLEARWATER, Fla.-- More than 150 people are on their way to the Tampa Bay area after their flight from Iowa was forced to make an emergency landing in Georgia.
Passengers aboard Allegiant Air 863 are expected to arrive at their original destination -- St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport -- at around 6 a.m. Monday.
Just after 9 o'clock on Sunday night, the pilot saw a light indicating that there was fire in the cargo area.
The evacuation came after an emergency landing at a shut-down airport.
While crews on the ground got ready at the airport, passengers in the air were told to brace for an emergency landing.
"Not knowing what was going to happen next, we didn't know if it was going to be a safe landing, or a horrendous landing, we didn't know where we were going down," one passenger said.
"It was wild," another passenger said. "I stayed calm somewhat, but I could tell that once we stopped people were very panicky, wanting to get to that exit right away."
And with good reason. The pilot of the MD80 jet noticed a warning light that indicated a fire in a cargo area of the plane, airline spokesman Brian Davis said.
The flight crew quickly made the call to land the jet at the nearest acceptable airport.
Despite the unexpected and scary landing, passengers said the airline and airport staff did everything they could to make the situation as safe as possible.
Florida bound flight forced to make emergency landing
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