The Mexican airline Viva Aerobus said one of its planes suffered an engine failure while covering a domestic route, but that the craft landed safely.
The twin engine Airbus A320 was flying from the western city of Guadalajara to the Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta when the mishap occurred Wednesday afternoon, the company said.
Por poco ocurre una tragedia en el vuelo de @VivaAerobus 3235.
— Puerto Vallarta (@TurismoPV) April 20, 2023
Le exploto una turbina a pleno vuelo. Se tuvo que aterrizar de emergencia en #PuertoVallarta. pic.twitter.com/aAoAEN7Sni
The plane returned to Puerto Vallarta and landed safely. Video posted on social media shows flames shooting out of the engine while in the air. The company said "the aircraft was under control at all times and the welfare of all those on board was preserved."
On Tuesday, two airplanes were involved in a mishap on a taxiway at Mexico City's international airport. One of the planes' wingtip hit the horizontal stabilizer of the other aircraft. No injuries were reported.
