1 passenger killed; Southwest pilot praised
One passenger was killed and seven others were hurt after the twin-engine 737 blew an engine on the New York to Dallas flight. Jennifer Riordan, a married mother of two, died after engine parts shattered one of the plane’s windows. There were 149 people aboard. Passengers are calling pilot Tammie Jo Shults a hero for calmly guiding the plane to safety.
Terrified passengers like Marty Martinez reached for oxygen masks as the plane rapidly descended. Martinez said that there was Wi-Fi on the plane so he was able to stream a Facebook video as the plane headed to Philadelphia International Airport for an emergency landing.
“I thought I was cataloging the last moments of my existence,” Martinez told CBS News.
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