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Southwest Airlines plane aborts landing after close call at Chicago airport

A Southwest flight had to quickly abort its landing to avoid a potential collision with a private jet on the runway at Chicago's Midway Airport.

Associated Press · 22h

LISTEN: Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway

Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago's Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway on Tuesday morning.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Southwest Airlines flight narrowly avoids hitting business jet at Chicago Midway Airport

A Southwest Airlines flight that was landing in Chicago from Omaha, Nebraska nearly missed hitting a business jet on Tuesday morning.

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Some on Southwest flight said they had no idea about aborted landing at Midway until hours later

Pilot and former air traffic controller Rob Mark said what the Southwest pilot did was a textbook "perfect go-around." ...

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Southwest Airlines pilot's fast action averts disaster at Midway Airport: 'Uh, how’d that happen?'

Video shows a Southwest 737 arriving from Omaha executing a go-around Tuesday when a private jet crosses the runway as the first plane prepares to land. A passenger says she wasn't aware of the danger ...

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Video shows Southwest plane narrowly avoiding collision with a private jet, triggering FAA investigation

The Southwest plane performed a "go-around" to avoid a collision, circling to land safely about 15 minutes later.

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