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Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Omaha

Story Created: Feb 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 9, 2011 at 7:47 PM CDT

Some Southwest travelers got to see the Omaha airport for longer than the itinerary listed.

The Texas based airline's flight from Omaha to St. Louis took off at 8:30 this morning. After a short time smoke billowed in the cockpit and the crew turned the plane around and headed back to Omaha.

It landed safely back at Eppley Airport in omaha at 9:09. All passengers were re-routed to their destinations and there were no injuries.

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