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Some On Southwest Flight Said They Had No Idea About Aborted Landing At Midway Until Hours Later
Video shows Southwest flight 2504 from Omaha coming in for a landing, then quickly aborting to avoid a potential collision.
CHICAGO — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight trying to land at Midway International Airport didn't even find out about a close call with a private business jet on the runway until hours later.
Some people onboard said they didn't know what happened until they got to their destinations.
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Video shows Southwest flight 2504 from Omaha coming in for a landing at the airport, then quickly aborting to avoid a potential collision with the business jet that was taxiing across the runway. The Southwest flight was just inches from the ground when the pilots throttled up and climbed skyward to avoid the business jet — which preliminary data show was a FlexJet Bombardier Challenger bound for Knoxville, Tennessee.
