Southwest jet makes emergency landing after tire blows on takeoff

A Southwest Airlines Co. plane made an emergency landing on Friday at Dallas Love Field after it blew a tire on take-off.

CBS 11 reported that there were no injuries in the incident. There were 125 passengers aboard the plane that was bound for Austin.

The Boeing 737 circled Love Field while air traffic controllers and ground crews visually inspecte the plane for any damage before it returned to the runway, CBS 11 said.

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Best and worst US airlines, according to Airfarewatchdog

Want to know how American air carriers really stack up?

Airfarewatchdog.com has just released their annual list of the best -- and not so great -- carriers.

Delta Airlines claims the top prize as the best overall performing airline, according to survey.

The rankings include various categories like Fewest Midhandled Bags, Fewest Cancelled Flights, On-Time Arrivals, and Customer Satisfaction Score - based on  American Customer Satisfaction Index scores from this year. The overall performance score combined the airline’s scores from all categories.

United, which received poor customer satisfaction marks and a relatively low percentage of on-time arrivals, came in last place for overall airline performance

And although lower-cost Southwest received the second highest score in customer satisfaction, its poor handling of luggage and high volume of delayed flights pushed its overall ranking to the bottom of the list.

Check out how eight popular U.S. carriers ranked below in overall performance.

1. Delta

2. Virgin America

3. Alaska

4. JetBlue

5. Frontier

6. Southwest (AirTran)

7. America (US Airways)

8. United

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