Medical emergency prompts Southwest stopover in Los Angeles

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight to San Diego made an emergency landing in Los Angeles due to a passenger’s medical emergency early Saturday.

KGTV-TV in San Diego reports flight 6641 was traveling from Sacramento in northern California.

A Southwest Airlines media representative said the passenger and three others got off the plane in Los Angeles and the plane continued to San Diego.

The flight landed safely at San Diego International Airport at 8:30 a.m., about an hour and 10 minutes after its scheduled arrival time.

The condition of the passenger was not available.

___

Information from: KGTV-TV, http://www.10news.com/index.html