Imagine looking out your window and seeing this?!!? Because that’s exactly what happened today on Frontier Airlines Flight No. 260 from Las Vegas, NV to Tampa, FL:
WHOA! My aunt snapped this pic of a shredded engine on Frontier flight 260 from Vegas to Tampa. The plane was able to turn around and land. She says all passengers got a free breakfast voucher. pic.twitter.com/vc4t4uxMmh
— Dan Ponce (@DanPonceTV) November 30, 2018
According to one woman on the flight, “passengers started calling loved ones” as the jet returned to Las Vegas because that’s exactly what you’d done when you look out the window and the engine looks like it has fallen apart:
#VIDEO: Frontier Airlines plane headed from Las Vegas to Tampa forced to turn around after engine cover came loose – video shot by Jazmin Pedraza from North Las Vegas, who was heading on vacation before starting Navy boot camp- she says passengers started calling loved ones @KTNV pic.twitter.com/icf7GrnZNT
— Tom George (@TheTomGeorge) November 30, 2018
Thankfully the flight landed safely, despite the seriously f’d up engine:
Passenger Jazmin Pedraza says they knew something was wrong on Frontier flight from Vegas to Tampa before takeoff when a smell was coming through the vents, then they had a rocky takeoff – once they looked out window they yelled for help from flight attendants @KTNV pic.twitter.com/GMAHyc6otT
— Tom George (@TheTomGeorge) November 30, 2018
According to Frontier, the engine never stopped working during the flight:
.@FlyFrontier says, “During takeoff on Frontier flight 260 from Las Vegas to Tampa this morning, a section of an engine cover called a cowling came loose and separated from the aircraft. Our pilots followed procedure and immediately returned to the airport. (1/3) @8NewsNow
— Hector Mejia (@hectormejianews) November 30, 2018
.@FlyFrontier (2/3) "The engine continued to operate normally and the aircraft, an Airbus 320, landed safely. Safety is our top priority at Frontier Airlines and we would like to acknowledge the professionalism of our pilots and flight attendants." @8NewsNow
— Hector Mejia (@hectormejianews) November 30, 2018
.@FlyFrontier (3/3) "We are working to get our passengers to their destinations as quickly as possible.” @8NewsNow #8NN.
— Hector Mejia (@hectormejianews) November 30, 2018
And passengers will end up with a refund and a $500 voucher for another flight on one of the fantastically maintained machines:
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the airline said passengers have been given a refund for the flight and a $500 voucher for future travel on Frontier https://t.co/uWikZUSh9F
— Las Vegas RJ (@reviewjournal) November 30, 2018
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