The olfactory glands were clearly working.
An ‘unusual
odor’ in the cabin forced a Southwest Airlines Flight to turn around and
head back to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for an emergency
landing.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said that crew
members smelled something unusual in the cabin and reported it. Crew members
also reported smelling smoke, but that was not the case.
The flight was headed from Las Vegas to Tulsa.
In an email, a Southwest spokesperson told Fox News in Las
Vegas, “We didn’t find anything abnormal after inspection, aircraft was swapped
and continued on to its destination. It was not smoke to my knowledge. It was
just an unusual odor. Routine for emergency vehicles to meet the aircraft in
situations like that.”
There were no injuries reported. The FAA said it was
investigating.
A local Las Vegas disk jockey on the flight wrote on X
(formerly Twitter) that while it was ‘crazy,’ Southwest handled the situation
well.
Southwest replied: “Thanks for sharing this with us, Eddie.
Please know that the Safety of our Customers and Crew Members is our number one
priority, and we appreciate you hanging in there with us."
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