Posted 3/7/2024, 4:24:02 AM
United Flight's Engine Catches Fire Minutes After Takeoff, Causing Panic Among Passengers Before Safe Emergency Landing
- United Airlines flight 1118's engine caught fire minutes after takeoff from Houston's Bush Airport, causing panic among the 167 passengers
- Passengers reported a loud noise, flashing light, and seeing a strobe of fire out the window from the left engine
- The pilot turned the plane around 33 minutes into the flight back to Bush Airport due to engine issues
- Passengers described chaos, screaming and crying, with some sending goodbye messages to loved ones thinking they would die
- United provided passengers a $200 flight credit and $15 meal voucher and flew them to their destination later that evening on a different plane