American Airlines airbus bound for Charlotte diverted to London airport

An American Airlines jet headed from Barcelona, Spain, to Charlotte (Airbus A330 N289AY) was diverted to London Heathrow Airport.

The incident involved flight 745 out of Barcelona, according to a tweet sent out shortly before 11 a.m. by Airport Webcams and AirLive.

American Airlines told the Charlotte Observer the plane was cleared to continue its flight out of London before 1 p.m. Monday. It departed London shortly after, officials said.

"It was a maintenance issue that needed to be addressed prior to crossing the Atlantic," said Ross Feinstein, senior manager for American Airlines corporate communications. "It was not an emergency that required the aircraft to land at the nearest suitable airport, so that is why it continued to London."

The incident alert comes just a week after American Airlines passengers were forced to deal with nearly 275 canceled flights at various airports.

More than 100 of the canceled flights involved Charlotte passengers. The planes were operated by PSA Airlines, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines. PSA and American Airlines blamed a "technical issue."

This story was originally published June 25, 2018 at 11:24 AM with the headline "American Airlines airbus bound for Charlotte diverted to London airport."