HOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire.
The plane landed back at Bush Airport at 7:13 p.m., just 33 minutes after takeoff.
The plane with engine trouble is scheduled to depart Bush Airport for Orlando at 7:20 a.m. Thursday.
“United flight 1118 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue.
We arranged for a new aircraft to take our customers to their destination, which departed for Fort Myers later that evening,” the airline said in a statement.
Persons:
“, ”, David Gruninger, ” Gruninger, KTRK, Fort Myers
Organizations:
HOUSTON, Boeing, George Bush, Airport, Bush Airport, ” United, Bush, Orlando, Fort
Locations:
Houston, Fort Myers , Texas, Florida, Mexico, Fort