Summary Two Southwest flights diverted to Fresno in less than two weeks, landing safely without incident. Flight 3113 declared an emergency landing at FAT due to unknown maintenance indication. Southwest operates a unique budget airline model with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
Two Southwest aircraft diverted to Fresno Yosemite International (FAT) in less than two weeks. The first diversion occurred on July 27th, and the latest was two days ago, on August 7th. On both occasions, the planes landed safely without incident.
Flight 353 The first diversion occurred on July 27th’s Flight 353, during the scheduled leg from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Reno Tahoe International (RNO) in Nevada. According to Your Central Valley , around 12:30 pm local time, the flight crew notified the airport that it needed to land at FAT. The aircraft didn’t declare an emergency, suggesting that the problem was not an immediate threat but enough to warrant an early landing.
The aircraft landed safely at FAT roughly 15 minutes after the initial radio call. The airline reported that no injuries were sustained by anyone onboard. Passengers had to deplane and wait at the terminal until a replacement plane from Reno arrived.
Southwest released a statement saying: “Our crew operating Flight 353 from Los Angeles to Reno this (Saturday) afternoon followed our procedures and safely diverted to Fresno after the aircraft experienced an engine performance issue. There are no reported injurie.