the essentials A Frontier Airlines flight had to make a hard landing upon arriving at Las Vegas airport on Saturday, after a fire broke out on the plane.
More fear than harm for the 190 passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight. An Airbus A321-200 caught fire during landing at Las Vegas airport on Saturday October 5. On a video published on social networks By a witness, flames and smoke can be seen escaping from underneath the aircraft as it lands on the runway. Fire trucks then intervened quickly to put out the fire.
“Frontier Airlines Flight 1326 experienced a hard landing, an airport spokesperson told US media CBS News. “Clark County firefighters responded immediately and all passengers and crew were transported to a safe area. No injuries were reported.”
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The plane took off early in the afternoon, around 2 p.m. local, from San Diego, California before landing shortly after 3:30 p.m. in Las Vegas. “The pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency,” confirmed a Frontier Airlines spokesperson, adding that all passengers and crew members were evacuated “via the stairs” and then “taken back to bus to the terminal. “The cause of the incident is currently under investigation,” the American company said.
