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Southwest Airlines Flight Diverted After Leaving Love Field

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WICHITA, Kan. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Dallas to Kansas City, Missouri, has been diverted to a Kansas airport after cabin pressure dropped.

The airline said in a news release that Flight 50 took off from Dallas Love Field Airport and landed safely Sunday night at Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita. The Boeing 737 was carrying 143 passengers and five crew members.

The release said the airline worked with passengers to get them to their final destinations.

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