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

Passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight were terrified when the plane had to make an emergency landing in Colorado.

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

The Boeing 737-800 was flying to Phoenix when the plane returned to the Colorado airport 41 minutes after its 6:31 a.m. takeoff after one of the plane’s tires blew out.

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

Flight officials reported no deaths or injuries as a result of this flight landing.

DEN’s Boeing 737-800, bound for Phoenix, returned to Colorado airport 41 minutes after 6:31 a.m. takeoff

Tire bursts in airplanes occur, usually as a result of ‘too low tire pressure’, according to the newspaper Popular mechanic.

However, they can also be blown out due to holes, improper pressure and incompatibility.

Southwest Airlines released a statement about the incident on June 7, saying the pilots “declared an emergency prior to landing.”

The airline has not yet revealed the specific reason behind the blowout, but 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 airline tickets.

A passenger talked about her experience on that flight to a news station in Colorado and how scared fliers were about the emergency landing.

Southwest Airlines released a statement about the incident on June 7, saying the pilots “declared an emergency prior to landing”

Some passengers flying to Phoenix flew out of Denver at 10:26 a.m. that night and arrived at their destination at 11:07 a.m. Others received a $100 voucher

Passenger Julianna Donadio shared 9NEWS that the plane’s tire blowout sounded like “a loud bang.”

A short time later she noticed the chaos throughout the aircraft and that the blowout had apparently compromised the hydraulic system.

“We saw the flight attendants running…turning on all the lights in the plane and they said, ‘We might have an emergency landing and we have to brace for a crash,'” she said.

“Many passengers were crying and screaming… There was definitely a moment where I thought, OK, I might die on this flight, and I know fellow passengers around me felt the same way.”

She added that crew members and passengers were excited when they realized everything was under control.

‘Everyone was shouting, clapping and cheering. And I know people do that on some normal flights. But it was so different,” Donadio said.

“It was just such a grateful appreciation for the flight attendants and the pilot.”

This week’s incident was not the first time a problem has occurred with a Southwest Airlines plane flying out of DEN.

Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, flying from DEN to Houston in April, made an emergency landing at the airport after the engine stalled and struck the wing flap during takeoff.

Passenger Julianna Donadio told 9NEWS that the plane’s tire blowout sounded like “a loud bang” and that it scared other passengers and crew on the flight

Pilots made a successful emergency landing that morning, but videos of what happened on the plane went viral.

Lisa, one of the plane passengers, told me ABC news that the engine ‘shut down within the first ten minutes’.

“We all felt a jolt, a jolt, and I looked out the window because I love window seats, and there it was,” she said.

Flight 3695 passenger Cooper Glass also told ABC News that the entire experience was “terrifying.”

“People in the exit queue opposite me started shouting at the flight attendants and showed them the damage,” he said.

Although Glass was scared during the flight, he praised the pilot, who he said “did a great job landing.”

Daily Mail has reached out to Southwest Airlines and Denver International Airport for comment.