A Southwest Airlines flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and fill the cabin with smoke, the airline said. No injuries were reported.
A Southwest Airlines flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and fill the cabin with smoke, the airline said
The flight was headed from Havana to Fort Lauderdale, but was forced to return to Cuba when the cabin filled with smoke after the plane hit some birds.
Passengers on Southwest Airlines Flight 3923 had to evacuate the aircraft using airplane slides after smoke was spotted in the cabin, the airline said.
Southwest Airlines passengers headed to Fort Lauderdale saw the cabin fill with smoke after birds took out one of the engines, forcing the plane to turn back to Cuba.
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