Sunday 6 October 2024

Frontier Airlines catches fire while landing at Las Vegas airport,

A Frontier Airlines flight travelling from San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) to Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) appeared to catch fire during an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport Saturday evening.

The flight was in the process of landing when the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency, Frontier said.

After fire & rescue extinguished the fire, all 190 passengers and seven crew members deplaned by the airstairs, according to the airline. No injuries were reported, and passengers were bussed to the terminal, Frontier said in a statement on X.

"The cause of the incident is currently under investigation," the airline said in a statement to reporters. Flight 1326 "experienced a hard landing," Harry Reid International Airport said in a statement.

A ground stop was in effect until 7 p.m. and the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate.


Aircraft Information:
Airline: Frontier Airlines 
Code: F9/FFT
Aircraft: Airbus A321-211
Registration: N701FR
Serial Number: 6793
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-5B3/P
First Flew: 28th September 2015
Age: 9 Years Old


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