Scary stuff. Video shows smoke filling up the cabin (which I would not have thought would happen with an engine failure).
Looks like a bigger jet in the video. Wonder what would have happen if it was one of those 50 seater Bombardier jets.
Southwest flight to Ft. Lauderdale returns to Havana after issue due to bird strikes, airline says | CNN
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A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Fort Lauderdale was forced to return to Havana, Cuba, on Sunday morning after reportedly experiencing bird strikes, the carrier says.
In a statement to CNN Sunday, Southwest said the plane suffered bird strikes.
“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,” the statement said. “The pilots safely returned to Havana where customers evacuated the aircraft via slides due to the observation of smoke in the cabin.”
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