Florida Bound Southwest Jet Returns to MacArthur Airport
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (AP) -- A Florida-bound Southwest Airlines jetliner has returned to New York's Long Island MacArthur Airport after experiencing engine trouble.
Flight 195 to Fort Myers, Fla., took off at 9:50 a.m. Monday with 127 passengers aboard.
Airline spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger (EYE'-kin-jer) says the Boeing 737 returned to the airport about a half-hour later after experiencing undisclosed engine trouble.
It landed safely at 10:24 a.m. There were no injuries.
The plane was being examined by airline mechanics. The passengers were expected to be placed on another jet.
Re: Florida Bound Southwest Jet Returns to MacArthur Airport
Why return to Islip? I would think they were already close to BWI, a larger facility with plenty of SW maintanence and alternate a/c if needed.
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Originally Posted by JHNA57
Why return to Islip? I would think they were already close to BWI, a larger facility with plenty of SW maintanence and alternate a/c if needed.
I think it happened shortly after takeoff, and they circled for awhile to burn fuel.
Re: Florida Bound Southwest Jet Returns to MacArthur Airport
I thought the same. They were in the air for 40 minutes, if they were not circling they then passed a half dozen other airports.
