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In this Thursday, March 22, 2012, file photo, a Southwest Airlines flight prepares to land at McCarran International Airport, in Las Vegas.

The Federal Aviation Administration said mechanical failure forced a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Ontario, Calif., to return to Sky Harbor Thursday morning.

Passengers aboard Flight 1015 told 92.3 KTAR the plane turned around about 45 minutes into the trip.

The jet landed safely and passengers were put on a new plane for the flight to southern California.

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    wrote...
    Tunr Around???
    November 8, 2012 9:31 am
    At 45 minutes into the trip, wouldn't it have been quicker to complete the flight?
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    wrote...
    To any
    November 8, 2012 9:44 am
    airport in So. Cal its an hour flight? Whats up with making it a 90 minute flight on one engine?
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    Navigator1 wrote...
    What kind of bird
    November 8, 2012 10:01 am
    flies at an altitude of 25,000 feet? This story doesn't fly, either.
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    Japricka_Joe wrote...
    WOW !
    November 8, 2012 11:44 am
    Being into the flight for 45 minutes from Phx to CA one would have to scratch their head and ask why not just land somewhere in CA. It's not like there's a shortage of airports there ! .....Who made this call anyway?..... Ken Whisenhunt ?
    J.Joey
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    sdawg wrote...
    Why the turn around??
    November 8, 2012 6:22 pm
    Unless this was a life and death emergency - which it apparently wasn't - they are going to route to an airport that has extra planes and better capacity to repair. The small airports in LA don't and no one in their right mind wants to go to LAX. Thus the trip back to Phoenix.
    dawgsyd
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    JonB wrote...
    Southwest Did A Terrific Job
    November 11, 2012 5:36 am
    I was on this flight. The engine ate the bird about 10 to 15 minutes into the flight, not 45 minutes as reported. Southwest Airlines did a terrific job of addressing the problem. When the engine outage occurred, the pilot and flight attendants remained very calm and explained the situation to all passengers. They gave all passengers a free round trip voucher upon landing in Ontario. All other airlines (and businesses) could learn a thing or two from Southwest. I think they set the standard in customer service. -Jon
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