(Updates with new injury details)
Havana, March 5. A Southwest plane covering the Havana-Fort Lauderdale route (Florida, United States) made an emergency landing this Sunday at the Cuban capital’s international airport, causing two minor injuries, according to a report by state television.
During the take-off process of the American airline’s Boeing 737 – which was carrying out flight 3923 – failures were detected in one of its engines, as explained by the Cuban Civil Aviation Corporation in a note published on its page on the Facebook social network.
The two passengers who were injured – “not life threatening” – were treated at the University Hospital of Clinical Surgery General Calixto García, along with three other people with hypertension who presented with “precordial pain”, said an official from the Ministry of Public Health.
The TV report reports that passengers “experienced moments of panic” over the incident which halted airport operations for around 50 minutes.
The Southwest plane’s crew followed “established procedure and was cleared for landing at Havana airport. The passengers were evacuated and are in good condition,” the Aviation Corporation said. the island.
He also indicated that a commission has been created to investigate the causes of the event.
Neighbors residing in the Havana airport area have shared photos of the incident on social media, in which the Southwest plane is seen on the runway and a fire engine pours oil water on the device. ECE
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