US | Southwest Airlines After Deadly Flight, Southwest Passengers Will Get $5K Airline also will give them $1K travel vouchers after jet engine fatally injures woman By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Apr 20, 2018 3:42 PM CDT Copied In this April 17 photo provided by Marty Martinez, Martinez, left, appears with other passengers after a jet engine blew out on their Southwest Airlines flight. (Marty Martinez via AP, File) Southwest is sending a letter of apology, a $5,000 check, and a $1,000 travel voucher to passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine explosion. Chairman Gary Kelly says in the letter that the money is to help cover any "immediate financial needs," per the AP. An engine on a Southwest jet exploded Tuesday, and debris hit the plane. Banker Jennifer Riordan of Albuquerque, 43, was fatally injured when she was sucked partway out of the jet through a shattered window. (Images from the plane show that passengers were not using their oxygen masks correctly.) Read These Next Viking Cruises likes to say no. It's paid off. CBS changes interview policy after Noem complains. Angel Reese is in hot water with her own team. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. Report an error