KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An aircraft made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport Saturday morning due to a medical emergency, according to the Kansas City Aviation Department.
The American Airlines flight destined for Cancun, Mexico, departed from KCI at 7:05 a.m. Saturday before returning to the airport 44 minutes later.
The flight to Cancun was rescheduled for 9:02 a.m. Saturday.
The emergency was issued due to a stroke patient, according to the Kansas City Fire Department.
No other details were immediately available.