She told them the flight was carrying injured passengers and needed emergency medics on the ground. Ms. Sears said she offered a thin prayer for mercy: “If this is your will, God, please let me go quickly. What Happened on the Plane Passengers recalled their terror after an engine exploded on a Southwest Airlines plane on Tuesday morning. Ms. Sears held onto her friend in the seat next to her and wondered, “Will it stop? “We were really on that plane,” Ms. Sears said.

Source: New York Times April 18, 2018 21:19 UTC