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Breaking: Frontier Airlines Tries to Arrive in Style at Vegas with Hot Landing

Oh brilliant, just what we needed! Flight 1326 from San Diego to Vegas thought, "Why just gamble in the casinos when we can have an in-flight emergency too?" Pilots, casually detecting smoke like it's their new side hustle, yelled "Surprise! Emergency landing!" Because who doesn't love a good adrenaline rush with their peanuts?

Published October 7, 2024 at 10:01am by Saman Shafiq

Capitalism's Latest Masterpiece: Another Plane Nearly BBQ'd

Oh, where to begin, where to begin... So, a Frontier Airlines flight casually decided to turn itself into a smokin' hot landing spectacle at Harry Reid International Airport in Sin City this Saturday. Buckle up, folks.

Flight 1326 from sunny San Diego was mid-landing when the pilots—probably gasping for breath like they were at a Vegas buffet—detected smoke. Naturally, they declared an emergency, because why not add some drama to the weekend? Frontier Airlines oh-so-casually mentioned this in a statement, while the FAA chimed in with their own boring version: "smoke in the cockpit." Yawn.

And guess what? Some savvy bystander caught the whole shebang on video. Flames under the plane, a smoky trail following it like a bad habit—it's all there. Check it out, folks! (JK, that's a Rickroll. You're welcome.)

Frontier, in their infinite wisdom, declared, "The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers and crew were evacuated via airstairs." Miraculously, no injuries were reported. Maybe everyone was too high on adrenaline (or Vegas fumes) to notice any bumps and bruises.

Meanwhile, airport officials told CNN that the plane had a "hard landing where basically tires blew." Because who needs tires when you can land on sheer hope and prayers, right?

The FAA, not to be outdone, mentioned that "Fire & Rescue extinguished a fire on the right engine." Thanks, Captain Obvious.

A whopping 190 passengers and seven crew members were on this joyride from San Diego. After this fiasco, the FAA issued a ground stop at the airport until 7 p.m. Saturday, as CNN so kindly reported.

Frontier is now pretending to investigate the cause of the fire, while the National Transportation Safety Board will also poke around the incident, as per their X post on Sunday.

What a time to be alive, folks. Next time you fly, remember to pack your own fire extinguisher. Safety first! 🔥✈️

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.