Passenger Dies on Southwest Airlines in Emergency Landing

A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday flying from LaGuardia Airport in New York to Dallas.

The plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after experiencing engine issues.

According to investigators, an unidentified passenger from Flight 1380 was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition and had later died. Many others had minor injuries that were treated on the scene.

One passenger, Marty Martinez, wrote on social media, “Flight 1380 From NYC to Dallas crash landed in Philly. Engine exploded in the air and blew open window 3 seats away from me. Explosion fatally (critically, not sure her status) injured woman sitting in the seat next to the window. Oxygen masked deployed…”

According to another passenger, Todd Baur, a female passenger had partially been “drawn out” of a broken window but had been “pulled back by other passengers.”

The airline stated, “Southwest Airlines flight 1380, which departed LaGuardia for Dallas Love Field, diverted to PHL because of an operational event. The plane landed safely. No slides were deployed.”

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