A plane carrying hundreds of migrants was diverted to Philadelphia Tuesday night due to weather, officials said.
It was an Eastern Airlines flight headed to New York’s JFK from Texas, the city confirmed.
There were 240 asylum seekers onboard the flight.
Get top local stories in Philly delivered to you every morning. >Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter.
"We believe that some or all of the passengers are migrants and are working to help them reach their final destination. More information will be posted as it becomes available. We are unable to answer additional questions," a city spokesperson said in a statement.
According to flight information, the flight left El Paso around 1 p.m. and landed in Philadelphia at 7:31 p.m.
On Wednesday, officials said, the passengers were picked up by buses that were destined for New York and left Philadelphia before 11 p.m. on Tuesday.
Local
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox.
