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Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Orlando declares emergency

Frontier Flight 866 diverted to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 9: Frontier employees and executives physically pull a 46-ton Airbus A320 out of the Frontier Airlines hanger at Denver International Airport in Denver. The plane reveals the new paint scheme of the Frontier logo reverting to the stylized "F" to look like that from the logo first introduced in 1978. The iconic animals on the plane's tale will stay and will be featured more prominently extending from the tale to the aft fuselage of the aircraft. (Kathryn Scott Osler/The Denver Post)
Kathryn Scott Osler, Denver Post file
A Frontier Airlines Airbus 320 pulls into a hanger at Denver International Airport.

A Frontier Airlines flight carrying 227 people from Denver to Orlando, Fla., on Friday made an emergency landing after pilots received indications of an engine issue.

Frontier spokesman Jim Faulkner said pilots shut down the problem engine before diverting to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

FlightAware.com shows the plane, an Airbus 321, made several loops around the airport before landing.

The airline flew planes to New Orleans to accommodate the passengers on the rest of their trip. By midafternoon most were likely on their way, he said.

Maintenance crews are investigating the source of the problem, Faulkner told Denver7.