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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.
- On Friday, Southwest flight 1496 rapidly descended 475 feet, en route to Las Vegas.
- According to Southwest, the crew of Flight 1496 responded to two onboard traffic alerts, requiring the pilots to climb then descend.
- According to flight tracking data, the planes came within 4.86 miles laterally and 350 feet vertically, and the other aircraft was a British-built Hawker Hunter fighter jet.
- Southwest reported two attendants were injured and treated, and Caitlin Burdi said `We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash`.
- The FAA said it is investigating the incident, marking the second near miss this week and the fourth involving military aircraft since March.
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This spectacular manoeuvre would have been used to avoid a collision with another aircraft, explained several passengers on social networks.
A shocking moment at an airport in Los Angeles: The pilots of a passenger aircraft change course shortly after takeoff. Two flight attendants are injured. The reason for the sudden maneuver may be a fighter aircraft of the US military.
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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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