Southwest plane lands midflight at Fresno Yosemite Airport

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Southwest Airlines formation was forced to marque a precautionary landing astatine Fresno Yosemite International Airport Saturday afternoon, the hose confirms.

Around 12:30 p.m. the formation unit notified the airdrome that it needed to onshore successful Fresno aft taking disconnected from Los Angeles, with Reno being the intended destination.

The Boeing 737 landed astir 15 minutes aboriginal and the hose says nary injuries were reported.

The craft taxied the runway for respective minutes earlier passengers were capable to deboard and hold successful the terminal for a replacement craft to arrive.

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines issued a connection saying:

Our unit operating Flight 353 from Los Angeles to Reno this (Saturday) day followed our procedures and safely diverted to Fresno aft the craft experienced an motor show issue. There are nary reported injuries pursuing the harmless arrival. The craft taxied to the terminal wherever our method squad volition reappraisal the aircraft. We person substitute craft arriving soon from Las Vegas to get these customers connected their way, with our apology for the indispensable stop. Our radical successful the terminal astatine FAT are moving with them connected immoderate issues caused by their now-three-hours delayed accomplishment astatine Reno aboard different aircraft, arsenic we spot thing higher than safety.