Smoke alarm forces jet from McCarran to return
Transport Workers Union members protest the lack of a contract with Allegiant Travel Co. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, near the airline's office in Las Vegas, Nev. (Alan Snel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A smoke alarm in an Allegiant Air jet flying out of McCarran International Airport forced pilots to return to Las Vegas on Thursday, according to an airport spokeswoman.
Flight 536, a McDonnell Douglas 80 jet with 160 people on board, was heading to Great Falls, Montana, airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said.
It departed at 8:35 a.m. and landed safely about 20 minutes later after the alarm went off, Crews said. The Clark County Fire Department cleared the emergency about 9 a.m.
Another jet was called and the flight was rescheduled and was on the way to Great Falls about noon, Allegiant Air spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler said.
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