Southwest Airlines flight bound for Mexico returns to Houston after 'engine issue'

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A Southwest Airlines formation bound for Los Cabos, Mexico, Thursday greeting returned to a Texas airdrome aft a reported motor issue.

Flight 3006, carrying 134 passengers, landed safely astatine William P. Hobby Airport successful Houston, according to a connection from Southwest Airlines.

After the incident, the unit followed procedures and helped passengers evacuate the craft onto the tarmac, according to Southwest.

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Southwest level   reports motor  issue, returns to Houston airport

No injuries were reported aft an motor contented connected a Southwest Airlines flight. (KRIV)

Customers volition beryllium taken to their last destination of Cabo San Lucas successful Los Cabos, Mexico, the hose said.

"We admit the professionalism of our formation unit successful responding to this situation," Southwest said successful the statement. "Nothing is much important to Southwest than the information of our customers and employees."

Southwest level   reports motor  issue, returns to Houston airport

A Southwest Airlines level returned to Houston aft an evident motor issue. (KRIV)

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On Tuesday, a Frontier Airlines formation from Florida to Puerto Rico experienced an contented during landing astatine Luis Munoz Marin International Airport successful Puerto Rico.

Frontier Flight 5306, an Airbus A321, was landing with 228 passengers erstwhile it experienced a "mechanical problem" that resulted successful 1 of the wheels connected its landing cogwheel breaking off, Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia reported.

Southwest level   reports motor  issue, returns to Houston airport

Southwest Airlines said customers successful Texas volition beryllium placed connected a caller formation to Cabo. (KRIV)

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Flight researcher Luis Irizarry told Puerto Rico’s WAPA-TV it appeared a young co-pilot was flying the level during the incidental and a skipper took implicit to onshore safely.

No injuries were instantly reported, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

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Frontier Airlines told Fox News Digital the formation from Orlando to San Juan "experienced a hard landing upon arrival."

"The craft landed safely, and determination were nary injuries to the passengers oregon crew," Frontier said. "The incidental is nether investigation."

Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

Alexandra Koch is simply a breaking quality writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the subject successful the southeast.

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