A Southwest Airlines plane left a trail of flames in the sky after taking off from Houston, Texas. One passenger said he could see "fireballs shooting out" of the engine from his window. A Southwest Airlines plane was seen on fire in the sky shortly after takeoff from Houston, Texas, video shows. "Southwest Flight #307 from Houston Hobby (HOU) to Cancun (CUN) returned to the airport on Tuesday night after experiencing a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff," a spokesperson for Southwest Airlines told Insider in a statement. Kalisek and his girlfriend were shaken by the incident and decided not to take the other flight to Cancun, KHOU reported.

---

Persons: Ricardo Garcia, Andrew Sandino, HOU, Coale Kalisek, Kalisek, … I've, KHOU, I'm, It's Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Houston's Hobby, Twitter, NBC News, Houston Hobby Locations: Houston , Texas, Cancun, CUN, San Antonio, KHOU