Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on February 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a suspected nose tire damage.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1498 suffered a lightning strike near Providence, Rhode Island, on February 15th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was descending toward Providence.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1694 made an emergency landing in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tampa, Florida, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1643 overran the end of the runway on landing in Omaha, Nebraska, on January 18th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was coming from Las Vegas, Nevada.
All one hundred and fifty passengers and six crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4454 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 9th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Lubbock, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted due to a lavatory smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1940 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento International Airport, California, on December 6th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane coming from Santa Ana, California, was on approach to Sacramento Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-278 overran the end of the runway on landing at Burbank Airport, California, on December 6th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane was coming from Oakland, California.
The passengers disembarked via stairs. No injuries were reported.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-718 suffered a cracked windshield on the way to Kansas City, Missouri, on November 28th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was descending toward Kansas City when the captain’s windshield cracked.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Fort Myers, Florida, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2515 made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Orlando, Florida, was diverted after it received a lightning strike, followed by an abnormal gear indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4921 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on October 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Tampa, Florida, was on final approach to Los Angeles when the crew went around reporting a possible hydraulic issue or flaps problem.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1981 suffered a bird strike on the way to Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 5th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Dallas Love Field, Texas.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1005 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on September 24th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-55 made an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on August 28th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was diverted due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight 2095 made an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 29th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-471 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Dallas, Texas, to Kansas City, Missouri, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight 1479 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on June 7th.
The plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-5913 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 19th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-2799 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on May 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from San Diego, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1118 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas Love Field, Texas, was diverted after the crew received indication of a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-957 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Ohio, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to a crack in the cabin window.
The plane landed safely.
All 81 passengers aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4851 encountered severe turbulence near Tampa, Florida, on April 22nd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Nashville, Tennessee, was descending toward Tampa.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
According to the FAA, two flight attendants were injured in the incident.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-577 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
On April 17th, a Southwest Airlines plane suffered an in-flight engine failure and got hit by debris from the damaged engine, shattering a passenger window and killing one passenger.
The incident happened when the flight WN-1380 was heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Dallas, Texas.
The crew subsequently initiated an emergency descent and diverted to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Passengers reported that the deceased passenger, identified as Jennifer Riordan, 43, was partially sucked out of the aircraft through the shattered window. She was pulled back in by fellow passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight 3461 had to make an emergency landing in Panama City, Florida, on April 14th.
The plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was diverted after it encountered severe weather near New Orleans.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The airline said the flight resumed to New Orleans after refueling at Panama City.
