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Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter
The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles ...
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Southwest Flight Dives 500 Feet to Avoid Midair Disaster En Route from Burbank to Vegas
The Southwest flight 1496 to Las Vegas swiftly descended to avoid a midair collision after takeoff from Burbank.
Southwest flight 'aggressively' descends to dodge another aircraft, passengers say
Passengers onboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Las Vegas said their pilot "aggressively" dived to avoid a ...
Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near Los Angeles
Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los ...
Southwest passenger: ‘Entire plane was screaming’ during close call
A passenger who was on board the Southwest Airlines flight that was forced to make a mid-air maneuver to avoid a collision ...
Southwest Airlines Has Long Refused to Fly to Canada
While American, Delta, United, JetBlue, and Alaska all fly to Canada, Southwest Airlines has long resisted adding flights to ...
Southwest assigned seats are coming soon: Boarding groups explained
Starting Jan. 27, Southwest Airlines passengers will get assigned seats for the first time, marking a major shift in the ...
2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff
The sudden maneuver was made during a Friday flight out of California after two collision safety alerts sounded in the ...
Southwest’s New Assigned Seating: What Travelers Need To Know
Southwest passengers will be assigned seats, ending the chaotic scramble of its current open seating plan. The ability to ...
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1 in 4 Southwest planes now have extra-legroom seats — here's how to snag one
Southwest Airlines now has extra-legroom seats on a quarter of its fleet. Here's what to know about scoring one before the ...