All Southwest flights to Houston are diverting.
Several Southwest flight to Houston William P. Hobby Airport are diverting to San Antonio, Austin and New Orleans.
Flights affected so far:
- WN2999 from Jackson
- WN2025 from Indianapolis
- WN3795 from LaGuardia
- WN1030 from Panama City
- WN554 from Denver
- WN419 from Phoenix
- WN3007 from San José del Cabo
- WN2818 from Chicago
- WN817 from Liberia
- WN4520 from Tampa
- WN944 from Orlando
UPDATE 7:20pm
A disabled aircraft blocked the runway 13R. Hot brakes had to be checked by emergency vehicles.
UPDATE 7:25pm
Inbound traffic is resuming, Southwest flight #WN47 from Dallas is the first to land.