Frontier Airlines flight catches fire on landing at Las Vegas airport [Video]

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A Frontier Airlines flight caught fire during an emergency landing after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and signalled for help.

Flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas hit the runway in a cloud of smoke on Saturday (5 October).

Tyler Herrick shared a video of the flaming Airbus A321 on social media, as smoke and fire engulfed the fuselage before the aircraft came to a halt on the tarmac.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), awaiting fire engines extinguished a blaze on the right engine before passengers evacuated using the stairs and were transfered to the terminal by bus.

Departures to the runway at Harry Reid International were temporarily grounded due to the disabled aircraft on the runway.

All 197 passengers and crew onboard deplaned safely with no reported …