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Statement on Flight 345

millie-richter-
Frequent Flyer C
UPDATED STATEMENT:

Southwest Airlines flight 345 landed at New York’s LaGuardia at 5:40 PM Eastern Monday evening from Nashville.  There were 150 people on board including Customers and Crew.   Three Customers and five Crew Members were transported to local hospitals—all have been treated and released.

The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, was last inspected July 18, 2013.  The aircraft entered service in October 1999. Southwest is working with both the NTSB and Boeing in a preliminary investigation of this event. 

Overnight, the aircraft was removed from the runway.  Southwest has resumed full operations at LaGuardia. 

We express our utmost gratitude to emergency responders and Southwest Employees who assisted us last night.

 
 
 
1 Comment
w5pda
Adventurer B
I've read a good number of articles and comments on this incident, and raised my eyebrows at some of the comments' intelligence (or lack thereof) and have come to an inescapable conclusion. Some people aren't seeing the bigger picture, such as one incident like this in a gazillion flights on a particular airline such as Southwest, or their overall safety record. For what it's worth, my faith in Southwest to get me to my destination safely has never wavered, from the time I first flew with my parents (the era of the 732) to the time I first flew alone, to the present. My budget doesn't permit me to travel very often, but if I had to fly somewhere, I promise you that my first search for an airline booking would be on southwest.com, and my flight (barring bad weather) would be no less enjoyable than the first. Paul In CRP