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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 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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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 ...

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 flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in ...

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 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 flight plummets nearly 500 feet ‘in a free fall’ to avoid ‘midair collision,’ leaving 2 flight attendants injured

The pilots of the Hawker Hunter reported having the Southwest plane in sight, but were not properly instructed by air traffic control ...

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’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 ...