'Pilot and Crew Handled It Perfectly': Passenger Speaks Out After Southwest Flight WN4761 Emergency Diversion

'Pilot and Crew Handled It Perfectly': Passenger Speaks Out After Southwest Flight WN4761 Emergency Diversion

A Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Manchester, New Hampshire, diverted to Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday 20 July after the crew of Flight WN4761 reported a suspected fuel leak while cruising at 37,000ft, according to the airline and flight tracking data. The Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Orlando International Airport at 8.54am Eastern Time on a scheduled non-stop service to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. About an hour in…

Southwest Boeing 737-800 to Manchester, NH declared an emergency due to suspected fuel leak

CHARLESTON, SC — A Southwest Airlines flight bound for New England was forced to make an emergency landing in South Carolina on Monday morning after the flight crew reported a potential fuel leak mid-flight. Southwest Airlines Flight WN4761, a regularly scheduled service from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire, departed Orlando’s Terminal A, Gate 125, at 8:54 am EDT. The flight procee…