The crew “safely aborted its takeoff” at the Texas airport due to a “reported engine issue” around 8.35am, the FAA added. Passengers deplaned the Airbus A319 onto the runway and were bused back to the terminal. The flight had 104 passengers and five crew members on board who were due to take off on a flight to New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

A United Airlines flight was evacuated on Sunday after an aborted takeoff when passengers noticed a wing was on fire.The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said the cause of the fire was a reported "engine malfunction,

Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York were evacuated before takeoff on Sunday due to engine issues.