'Mechanical issue' forces Delta's Paris flight diversion to Boston (Lead)

New York, Jan 10 (IANS) A Delta Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Paris was diverted to Boston on Thursday due to a "mechanical issue," according to the airline.A Delta representative said that the aircraft landed safely in Boston and was being evaluated by a maintenance team."Another Delta crew and aircraft are en route to accommodate customers on an alternate flight to Paris as soon as possible," she said.According to a flight monitoring service, Flightaware, the aircraft was a Boeing 777-200.The plane, which took off from Las Vegas at 12:22 pm local time landed in Boston at 9.32 p.m.After a change in aircraft, the flight was scheduled to leave Boston at 2.32 a.m. local time Friday and scheduled to land at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 2:21 pm local time, according to Flightaware.
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