American Airlines flight from Philadelphia-Dallas declares emergency

An American Airlines flight operating out of Philadelphia for Dallas-Forth Worth has declared an emergency whilst en route.

American Airlines flight AA1670, an Airbus A321 operating from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas-Forth Worth (DFW) declared a general emergency with squawk code 7700 as it transited Maryland airspace after departure.

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