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There were 16 people aboard the Gulfstream
plane, which took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and
was headed to London before it was diverted to Stewart Airport,
about 70 miles (113 km) north of New York City, the FAA and the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said.
Rapper Post Malone was among the passengers, New York ABC
affiliate WABC reported, citing a spokesperson. His
representative in New York declined to comment, and other
representatives did not respond to questions.
"I landed guys. Thank you for your prayers. Can't believe how
many people wished death on me on this website," the rapper
wrote in a post on Twitter.
Andrew Watt, a musician who collaborated with Post Malone on the
song "Burning Man," was also aboard, CNN reported, citing a
source with knowledge of the flight.
It was not clear what caused the tires to blow out.
The FAA initially said the plane was diverted to
Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Massachusetts, about 100
miles (161 km) southwest of Boston, but later said the plane
landed at Stewart Airport because of a crew decision.
Officials with the airport were not available to comment.
Post Malone, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, was in New
York on Monday, where he performed and received an award at the
MTV Video Music Awards. He is scheduled to perform at the
opening night of the Reading Festival in England on Friday.
The rapper has had the No. 1 hits "Rockstar" and "Psycho" this
year and in 2017. In May, streaming service Spotify said his
sophomore album "beerbongs & bentleys" had broken the first-week
streaming record, with more than 236 million streams in the
United States and more than 411 million worldwide.
(Reporting by Makini Brice in Washington,D.C.; Editing by Frank
McGurty)
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