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Southwest Airlines plane and private jet involved in near miss at Chicago Midway Airport, video surfaces
A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet avoided a collision at Chicago Midway International Airport. A video of the close call has surfaced on X.
A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet narrowly avoided a collision at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning. A video of the close call has surfaced on X, showing the Southwest Flight 2504 plane attempting to land while a smaller aircraft moves across the same runway. The Southwest plane performed a a go-around and landed safely. The incident took place around 8:50 a.m. local time.
“The crew followed safety procedures and the flight landed without incident,” a Southwest spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.”
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According to FlightRadar24, the Southwest aircraft was arriving from Omaha, Nebraska. The private jet, a Bombardier Challenger 350, was en route to Knoxville, Tennessee.
The incident is being investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement on X, “It is imperative that pilots follow the instructions of air traffic controllers. If they do not, their licenses will be pulled.”
Flexjet, the company operating the Bombardier Challenger 350, said in a statement to CNN that it is “aware of the occurrence” in Chicago and “was working to gather more information on this situation."
Tuesday's incident occurred amid a series of recent aviation safety breaches in the United States, including a midair collision over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that claimed 67 lives. In January, a Medevac jet crashed in Philadelphia, killing all on board.
