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2 Injured When Southwest Plane Dives To Avoid Collision Over LA County
CALIFORNIA, JUL 25 – Southwest Flight 1496 plunged nearly 500 feet after two onboard traffic alerts prompted evasive maneuvers, injuring two flight attendants but allowing a safe landing in Las Vegas.
- Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 from Burbank to Las Vegas performed an emergency maneuver on Friday to avoid colliding with another aircraft, rapidly descending 475 feet before landing safely.
- The pilot indicated that his collision warning was triggered, prompting a sharp descent to steer clear of another aircraft, while the crew managed two onboard traffic alerts during the climb out of Burbank.
- Passengers recounted a tense and frightening ordeal, with some being lifted from their seats and hitting their heads, while two flight attendants sustained injuries that required medical attention following the event.
- The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it is investigating the incident involving Flight 1496 and stated that ensuring national airspace safety remains its top priority, while Southwest is cooperating to understand the circumstances.
- Southwest emphasized its commitment to customer and employee safety and praised the professionalism of the flight crew and attendants, with no customers reported injured as the flight landed uneventfully in Las Vegas.
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Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants are being treated for injuries after a passenger jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after take-off on Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, the airline and passengers said.Southwest flight 1496 was responding to an onboard alert about another aircraft in its vicinity, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA is investigating.The crew re…
A Southwest Airlines plane bound for Las Vegas on Friday was forced to dive to avoid a mid-air collision. Two cabin crew members were injured in the incident, ABC News reports.
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