The United Airlines plane had to return to Houston. The emergency landing occurred after an engine fire not long after departure
Foreign news agencies reported that on Monday, March 4, 2024, United Airlines Flight 1118 from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced to turn back. After a fire broke out in one of the engines. Not long after take off
Flight 1118 departed George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 6:40 p.m. and returned at 6:52 p.m., with many of the 167 passengers on board the Boeing 737 capturing footage showing a fire erupting from the left engine. The plane also climbed to an altitude of about 10,000 feet
The plane landed at Bush Airport at 7:13 p.m., just 33 minutes after departure, before United Airlines transferred passengers. It departed for Fort Myers a few hours later, and the cause of the engine fire was not revealed.
United is also offering passengers an additional $200 flight credit and $15 meal vouchers.
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