HOUSTON, TEXAS — Passengers had a shock on a United Airlines flight last week on Friday after the pilot reportedly made a “terrifying” announcement about an explosion in the cargo hold.
Flight 2425 from Santa Ana, California to Houston, Texas was forced to divert to Austin around 4 pm on 11 March after a “mechanical issue” was detected on board, the airline confirmed.
“The public announcement system came on and said that there was an explosion in the cargo and there could or may not be a fire. You could feel the plane start to pick up in speed. Everyone was terrified," a male passenger told reporters at Austin airport after the landing.
“The flight attendants tried to keep everyone as calm as possible,” he added.
He also posted a video to Twitter with the caption “There was a f***ing explosion on my plane. Everyone is out on the tarmac. The fire marshal is here and it’s freezing outside.”
United Airlines confirmed that the plane had suffered a mechanical issue and that it had landed safely at 5.25 pm local time, with no passengers harmed.
A statement from United to US press said: “United flight 2425 from Orange County, California to Houston diverted to Austin out of an abundance of caution for a mechanical issue. The plane landed safely, passengers deplaned on the airfield, and were transported to the terminal. We have assigned a new plane to continue the flight to Houston.”
“The public announcement system came on and said that there was an explosion in the cargo and there could or may not be a fire. You could feel the plane start to pick up in speed. Everyone was terrified," a male passenger told reporters at Austin airport after the landing.
He also posted a video to Twitter with the caption “There was a f***ing explosion on my plane. Everyone is out on the tarmac. The fire marshal is here and it’s freezing outside.”
There was a fucking explosion on my plane. Everyone is out on the tarmac. Fire marshal is here and it’s freezing outside. 😩😩 pic.twitter.com/5wVC1t89wH
— Dillon Nathaniel (@DillonNathaniel) March 11, 2022
United Airlines confirmed that the plane had suffered a mechanical issue and that it had landed safely at 5.25 pm local time, with no passengers harmed.
A statement from United to US press said: “United flight 2425 from Orange County, California to Houston diverted to Austin out of an abundance of caution for a mechanical issue. The plane landed safely, passengers deplaned on the airfield, and were transported to the terminal. We have assigned a new plane to continue the flight to Houston.”
