Southwest Airlines flight to Colorado makes emergency landing after tire blows off aircraft

Passengers onboard a Southwest Airlines flight were left terrified when the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado.

Southwest Airlines Flight 225 began to prepare for an emergency landing at Denver International (DEN) on June 3 after a sudden problem with one of its tires took place during takeoff.

The Boeing 737-800 was flying to Phoenix when the aircraft returned to the Colorado airport 41 minutes after its 6:31 takeoff after one of the aircraft's tires blown out.

Some of the passengers flying to Phoenix flew out of Denver at 10:26 that night and arrived at their destination at 11:07.

Flight officials have not reported any deaths or injuries from this flight landing.

Tire blowouts on aircrafts do happen, usually because of 'under-inflation,' according to Popular Mechanic. However, they can also be blown out for reasons such as holes, incorrect pressure, and incompatibility. Southwest Airlines released a statement about the incident on June 7, and said that the pilots 'declared an emergency before the landing.'

The airline has yet to reveal the specific reason behind the tire blowout, but it has thanked the flight crew for 'their professionalism' and its customers for 'their patience.' The airline also rescheduled their flights for free, and other passengers who decided not to change their flight time received a $100 voucher to use toward future airfare.

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