An American Airlines flight avoided colliding with a Hawaii mountain range, narrowly averting disaster.

The American Airlines flight was departing from Honolulu to Los Angeles when it performed an "expedited climb."

When travelers say they hope to reach their destination in one piece, they sometimes mean it literally. An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Wednesday performed “an expedited climb” to avoid colliding with a mountain.