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Southwest Airlines flight 1243 from Fort Myers, Florida nose gear tires 'lost pressure' during landing at Chicago Midway airport
CHICAGO (WLS) — Passengers described the bumpy landing at Chicago Midway International Airport on Monday.
Chopper 7 was over the scene at about 7 a.m. as first responders surrounded a Southwest Airlines flight.
Flight 1243, also known as "California One" departed from Fort Myers, Florida on Monday morning, the airline said.
While landing, both nose gear tires "lost air pressure" while landing in Chicago, the airline said in a statement.
"I realized we stopped and we weren't close to getting off the plane, and then I could smell the burnt rubber," passenger Mya Castro said.
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Southwest Airlines flight loses tire pressure while landing at Midway Airport
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane prepares to land at Oakland International Airport on April 25, 2019 in San Leandro, California.
A Southwest Airlines plane traveling from Florida to Chicago had to be towed after an issue during landing at Midway Airport that sparked a response from emergency crews at the scene.
Chicago fire officials said smoke was reported near the landing gear of Flight 1243, though no injuries were reported.
In a statement, Southwest Airlines said both nose gear tires on the flight from Fort Myers "lost air pressure while landing" at Midway.
"Mechanics changed the tires and towed the aircraft to the gate," the airline said in a statement. "We apologize for any inconvenience to our Customers. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees."
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Southwest flight lands safely at Midway International Airport after nose gear tires blow out
A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely at Midway International Airport on Monday morning despite the nose-gear tires blowing out.
The plane, Southwest Airlines flight 1243, originated in Fort Myers, Florida. It lost air pressure when landing at Midway around 7 a.m. Monday, an airline spokesperson said.
Mechanics were seen on their hands and knees changing the tires. The aircraft was then towed to the gate, the airline spokesperson said.
"We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers," the airline spokesperson wrote. "Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our customers and employees."
The Chicago Fire Department called an EMS Plan 1 and sent five ambulances just in case, but there were no injuries or transports.
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