Medical problem forces emergency landing at McCarran

Two Southwest Airlines jets pass each other as one departs and the other taxis at McCarran International airport in Las Vegas on Jan. 12, 2015. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By JESSICA TERRONES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 25, 2016 - 12:21 pm

A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport on Friday.

One of the crew members had a medical problem, according to airport spokeswoman Christine Crews

Flight No. 1015 departed from San Jose, California, and was scheduled to arrive in Dallas at 3:40 p.m.

The flight landed safely at 12:05 p.m. and no injuries were reported.

No other details were immediately available.

Contact Jessica Terrones at jterrones@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0391. Find her on Twitter: @JessATerrones

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