Florida-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Causes Fire

Florida-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Causes Fire
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane takes off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, on April 20, 2021. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
Lorenz Duchamps
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According to officials, a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Florida was forced to return to Cuba on Sunday due to a bird strike reportedly causing an engine to catch fire, filling the cabin with smoke.

The air carrier confirmed in a statement that 147 passengers and six crew members were safely evacuated from the plane via slides.

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