A Southwest Airlines flight to Florida turned into a terrifying hellscape after a bird hit the engine and the cabin filled with smoke.
Flight 3923 from Havana to Ford Lauderdale had to make an emergency landing after its engine caught fire shortly after takeoff on Sunday.
Footage from the plane showed panicked passengers with their oxygen masks down and parents trying to help their children.
Not all of the masks were removed properly, and some desperately banged on the ceiling with bloody fists.
Passenger Steven Rodriguez told NBC 6 that there was a “loud, explosion-like sound” before smoke filled the cabin and the emergency lights went on.
Rodriguez told WSVN, “I smelled something burnt and my face hurt. My eyes were red. My chest was hot.
The Boeing 737 has only one engine and the intrepid pilot made a safe emergency landing at Cuba’s Jose Marti Airport.
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“On Sunday morning, Southwest Flight 3923 en route from Havana, Cuba to Fort Lauderdale, Florida suffered a bird strike to the engine and nose shortly after takeoff,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said.
Rodriguez said safety measures such as face masks provided for passengers did not help.
Rodriguez told NBC6, “People started tapping on the ceiling with their hands to remove their masks.
Some were covered in blood after hitting the ceiling. There were also small children and old women on the plane.
None of the 147 passengers and 6 crew members were injured and the passengers were able to disembark safely at Marti Airport.
When the plane landed, the captain was praised and applauded by the travelers.
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