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Southwest flight WN2906 is declaring an emergency and returning to Atlanta

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Last updated: September 19, 2025, 17:07 UTC
Published: Friday, September 19, 2025, at 15:39 UTC
Category: Emergency North America Tracking USA
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Southwest Airlines
Tail: Aircraft: Boeing 737-7H4
Data: ATL N497WN WN WN2906
Southwest flight WN2906
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A Boeing 737-700 to Baltimore is returning to Atlanta after pilots declared an emergency.

Southwest flight WN2906 departed from runway 9L at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 11:20 EDT today to Baltimore.

The Boeing 737-700 (registration N497WN) stopped the climb to 16,000 feet and pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) only few minutes after takeoff due to pressurization issue.

UPDATE #1
The Boeing 737 is returning to ATL.

UPDATE #2
Touch down on runway 09L 30 minutes after takeoff.

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