The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a near miss between a Southwest Airlines plane and a jet on a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport was caught on camera.
The Southwest plane performed a "go-around" to avoid a collision, circling to land safely about 15 minutes later.
A Southwest Airlines flight that was landing in Chicago from Omaha, Nebraska nearly missed hitting a business jet on Tuesday morning.
Video shows a Southwest 737 arriving from Omaha executing a go-around Tuesday when a private jet crosses the runway as the first plane prepares to land. A passenger says she wasn't aware of the danger until she saw the incident on TV hours later.
A quick-thinking Southwest Airlines crew averted danger and landed their jet safely at Midway International Airport Tuesday morning after a close call involving a smaller aircraft on a runway. “The
A Southwest flight had to quickly abort its landing to avoid a potential collision with a private jet on the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport.
Less than two hours later, a Southwest Airlines flight avoided a collision with a jet crossing the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport. The FAA is now investigating the Chicago incident.
A Southwest Airlines flight at Chicago's Midway Airport swooped up during landing to avoid a close runway collision, as FAA safety concerns mount amid recent layoffs.
The FAA said it is investigating the incident, which occurred around 9:50 a.m. The Southwest Airlines flight from Omaha landed in Chicago at 10:10 a.m., FlightAware shows. Need a break?
said Steve Kulm of the FAA. Bill Bernal, president of the union of Southwest Airlines flight attendants TWU Local 556, lauded the flight crew’s actions on board. “We applaud the sharp skills ...