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Southwest flight from Orange County declares emergency, lands at LAX
Los Angeles Times • • business
Key Points:
- A Southwest Airlines flight from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana declared a general emergency shortly after takeoff and diverted to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
- The flight, originally headed to San José Mineta International Airport, stopped its climb around 20,000 feet and broadcasted an emergency code to air traffic controllers.
- The plane took off around 11:30 a.m. and landed safely at LAX just under an hour later, at approximately 12:25 p.m.
- The emergency was due to an engine-related maintenance indication reported by the flight crew, according to statements from the FAA and Southwest Airlines.
- LAX confirmed the plane landed without incident on Runway 25L.
