Southwest Airline passenger goes live on Facebook as plane goes down
The crash of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 has left one passenger dead. A survivor of the crash reveals what happened in the moments before impact.
In the early hours of Wednesday reports of the emergency landing of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 from New York to Dallas reached international newsrooms.
The Boeing 737 suffered engine problems and the pilot had to direct the aircraft to Philadelphia to save as many passengers as possible.
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One of the people who was onboard, Marty Martinez, went live on Facebook just as the aircraft was being redirected. Marty can be seen wearing an oxygen mask in the first clip, and in the next one the passengers, who must have been experiencing anxiety and panic, all have their masks on and are remarkably quiet.
One passenger did not survive the emergency landing.
Airport officials say an investigation into the engine failure has been opened.