The Southwest flight was in the air on its way from Las Vegas to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the pilot turned around and landed safely at Harry Reid International Airport.
FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet is shown behind a tree branch at Sunset Park as it comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing Thursday night after crew members reported an "unusual odor" and possibly smoke in the cabin, an FAA spokesperson said., when the pilot turned around and landed safely at Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas around 8:30 p.m.
When asked what the crew members saw, a Southwest spokesperson said, "It was not smoke to my knowledge. It was just an unusual odor. Routine for emergency vehicles to meet the aircraft in situations like that."Honey County's Dani Rose serenades mother-daughter pilot duo on Southwest flight Honey County's Dani Rose recently serenaded passengers on a Southwest flight with a live rendition of her hit song "Got It From My Mama." The airplane took off in Nashville and landed in New York with Southwest's first-ever mother-daughter pilot duo, Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt, steering the flight for Honey County’s performance. FOX 5's Angie Goff spoke to Dani Rose about the experience.
One passenger, noted hard-rock and heavy metal historian, and radio talk show host Eddie Trunk, posted a video on the social media platform X about the situation, with a short video clip of the flashing lights and a crowded airport. Tulsa Thrs night on @SouthwestAir. Half hour into flight plane turns around & goes back to Vegas because of burning smell in the cabin. Immediately deplane & surrounded by fire trucks.Crazy but SW handled well.
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