Southwest Flight Bound for San Diego Diverted to LAX for Medical Emergency

A Southwest Airlines flight bound for San Diego was diverted to LAX on Saturday morning due to a medical emergency, the airline confirmed.

According to those on board, a woman had a seizure and a flight attendant kept the woman safe until landing.

Flight 6641, which left the Sacramento Airport just before 6 a.m., landed in Los Angeles at 7:16 a.m.

The patient and three family members got off the plane at LAX.

The flight finally landed in San Diego at 8:30 a.m., an hour and 10 minutes behind schedule.

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