A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Florida made an emergency landing in Havana on Sunday after a bird strike caused the cabin to fill with smoke.
The flight had taken off from Cuba's Jose Marti Airport and was making its way to Fort Lauderdale when it began to endure bird strikes, which ultimately caused the engine to catch fire, according to a report.
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"Southwest flight #3923 departing Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday morning reportedly experienced bird strikes to an engine and the aircraft's nose shortly after takeoff," a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said.
O Boeing 737-MAX8 da Southwest Airlines, construído em outubro de 2022, fez um pouso de emergência no Aeroporto de Havana, Cuba, depois de enfrentar problemas no motor e fumaça na cabine. Todos os ocupantes foram evacuados através de escorregadores de emergência. Sem vítimas. pic.twitter.com/YTYTZtNNZW
— Aeroporto da Deprê (@AeroportoD) March 6, 2023
The bird strike sounded "like a big boom, like an explosion," one passenger said.
"Nobody could breathe," another added. "It was burning so much in the lungs."
"People were just screaming. Kids were screaming.”
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The flight returned safely to Jose Marti Airport, and at least 147 passengers were evacuated from the flight.
No serious injuries have been reported.