Inception actor Leonardo DiCaprio was on the Boeing 767 airplane that blew an engine and made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sunday night, according to E! Online.
Along with DiCaprio, there were around 200 other people on board the Delta aircraft. No one was hurt in the incident, according to the entertainment website.
The Associated Press reported the the Moscow-bound plane dumped fuel and flew around the airport for approximately an hour after it departed.
The Federal Aviation Administration told AP that they will be conducting an investigation to see if the engine hit a bird.
“En route to attend the Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the passengers aboard Delta Flight 30,” DiCaprio’s spokesperson told E!. “He wishes to commend the actions of the pilot and flight crew in bringing the plane to a safe landing.”
The Tiger Summit is an international conference on tiger conservation. According to the summit’s website, if no action is taken to help wild tigers, they will be extinct by 2020.
Along with DiCaprio, there were around 200 other people on board the Delta aircraft. No one was hurt in the incident, according to the entertainment website.
The Associated Press reported the the Moscow-bound plane dumped fuel and flew around the airport for approximately an hour after it departed.
The Federal Aviation Administration told AP that they will be conducting an investigation to see if the engine hit a bird.
“En route to attend the Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the passengers aboard Delta Flight 30,” DiCaprio’s spokesperson told E!. “He wishes to commend the actions of the pilot and flight crew in bringing the plane to a safe landing.”
The Tiger Summit is an international conference on tiger conservation. According to the summit’s website, if no action is taken to help wild tigers, they will be extinct by 2020.
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