Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox in birthday private jet terror: Flight loses a tire while taking off for Mexico and is forced to return to California to make an emergency landing
- Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox boarded a private jet for Mexico on Friday
- However they were forced to make an emergency landing after the plane lost a wheel during take-off around 11am
- The plane safely landed at Ontario International Airport around 2pm
- The 12 passengers on board, all said to be women, are reportedly safe
- Aniston, Cox, screenwriter Molly Kimmel, and actress Amanda Anka were reportedly aboard the Gulfstream Aerospace IV plane
- Finally around 4.03pm PST, Aniston and her friends disembarked their private jet while hiding under umbrellas and hats and boarded another private plane
- By 4.26pm PST, the new aircraft took off bound for Cabo San Lucas to continue the birthday festivities
Jennifer Aniston and her Friends co-star Courteney Cox were jet-setting to Mexico for a birthday trip but were forced to make a terrifying emergency landing on Friday.
The two actresses were in Aniston’s private jet bound for Cabo San Lucas around 11am when the plane lost a wheel during take-off at LAX airport, according to the FAA.
The plane made it all the way down to Mexican airspace but turned around back to Ontario, California after crew members deemed it wasn't safe to land.
Aniston, who just turned 50 on February 11, was with 54-year-old Cox, actress Amanda Anka, screenwriter Molly Kimmel, and eight others on board the Gulfstream Aerospace IV plane.
They were stuck aboard the grounded aircraft for about two and a half hours after landing in Ontario.
Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox's private jet trip to Mexico on Friday was forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft lost a tire during take-off
Finally around 4pm PST, after the plane was sitting on the tarmac for two hours, a woman appeared to exit the faulty plane (left) and board another bigger private jet (right)
The 12 ladies on board covered their heads with hats and umbrellas to fight off the drizzling rain at the airport on Friday evening
The plane diverted and emergency landed at Ontario International Airport just after 2pm, about 60 miles away from Los Angeles.
According to FlightAware, the aircraft touched down at 2:05pm PST, three hours after taking off.
The aircraft was forced to circle in the area for roughly three hours in order to burn off enough fuel to land the plane safely, according to Fox11.
The trip continues: Their new flight is also bound for Cabo San Lucas, meaning the birthday festivities can continue
Although the women weren't recognizable, a dozen exited the faulty private jet to board the new one on Friday evening
Birthday plans: Aniston and her entourage are pictured boarding their new flight
And we're off! By 4.26pm PST, the new aircraft took off bound for Cabo San Lucas to continue the birthday festivities
They were a total of 12 passengers, all women, on the aircraft, according to TMZ. The plane has the tail number N729TY.
The City of Ontario Police and Fire Departments speedily responded to the airport to assist the plane in landing, according to airport officials.
By Friday afternoon the aircraft was still stationed at the Ontario airport and a tire was brought out, seemingly to replace the missing one.
Then airport crew speedily removed the luggage from the faulty private plane and transferred it onto another bigger private jet.
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The plane emergency landed at Ontario International Airport in California just after 2pm after circling for hours to burn off fuel
This flight track shows the trajectory of the private jet flight that left LAX airport, headed down to Mexico, then diverted and emergency landed in Ontario, California
According to flight trackers for the new aircraft, with the tail number N958BX, the women are still en route to Cabo San Lucas
Finally around 4.03pm PST, the Aniston and her friends disembarked the private jet while hiding under umbrellas and hats and boarded the other plane.
According to flight trackers for the new aircraft, with the tail number N958BX, the women are still en route to Cabo San Lucas.
By 4.26pm PST, the new aircraft took off and the birthday festivities continued.
Aniston celebrated her 50th birthday on February 11.
