London
(ANI):
Hollywood
actor
Leonardo
DiCaprio
was
among
passengers
on
a
plane
bound
for
Moscow
that
was
forced
to
make
an
emergency
landing
at
JFK
airport
shortly
after
leaving
New
York
due
to
engine
problem.
Delta
Flight
30,
a
Boeing
767
jet,
encountered
engine
problems
soon
after
taking
off
at
9.40pm
British
time
this
weekend.
The
left
engine
of
the
plane,
which
was
carrying
193
passengers
and
11
crew
members,
automatically
shut
down.
The
plane
was
forced
to
circle
New
York
for
about
an
hour
and
10
minutes
as
the
pilot
dumped
fuel.
DiCaprio,
36,
was
heading
to
St.
Petersburg,
Russia
for
the
Tiger
Summit,
which
will
call
for
measures
to
protect
endangered
tigers.
A
spokesman
for
the
Hollywood
star
confirmed
he
was
among
the
passengers
and
said
he
wished
to
"commend
the
actions
of
the
pilot
and
flight
crew
in
bringing
the
plane
to
a
safe
landing." A
New
York
Fire
Department
spokesman
said
that
more
than
100
firefighter
were
on
standby
at
the
airport
after
reports
of
a
fire
on
a
wing.
However,
there
was
no
fire
detected
during
early
inspection
of
the
plane
on
the
ground.
"The
plane
landed
safely
and
taxied
to
the
gate.
All
passengers
exited
safely," the
Telegraph
quoted
a
spokesman
as
saying.