A passenger has died from injuries suffered aboard the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport today after an engine exploded, authorities said.
The passenger has been identified as Jennifer Riordan, of Albuquerque, N.M., who worked as a vice president of community relations at Wells Fargo Bank. The company confirmed her death. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Review Board and Philadelphia Fire Department confirmed Riordan’s death, but declined to elaborate on her injuries. Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said she had been hospitalized in critical condition after the jet landed. Thiel said seven other people aboard were treated at the airport for minor injuries.
Flight 1380 departed from New York and was bound for Dallas, but was forced to make an 11:20 a.m. emergency landing at PHL after one of the jet’s engines...