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Eye Opener: Southwest flight experiences rapid descent to avoid mid-air crash

A Southwest flight dropped nearly 500 feet to avoid a mid-air crash with another aircraft after taking off from Burbank, California. Meanwhile, former N.Y. congressman George Santos is spending his first night in prison.

· 9h · on MSN

Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter

· 19h · on MSN

Southwest flight from Burbank drops hundreds of feet to avoid possible collision

· 13h

2 flight attendants injured in Southwest Airlines flight

Two flight attendants were injured on a Southwest Airlines flight taking off in Burbank, Calif. after the plane made several sudden altitude changes to avoid colliding with another aircraft.

· 6h

2 Southwest Airlines flight attendants hurt after plane plunges to avoid collision

· 7h

Two Southwest Flight Attendants Hurt After Jet Dives to Avoid Mid-Air Collision

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Southwest Airlines Passengers Say Plane Avoided “Midair Collision”

"The plane was just in a freefall,” he told the outlet. “People were screaming. It was pandemonium."

· 15h

Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet dives to avoid collision

· 17h

2 hurt as Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas plunges after takeoff

1hon MSN

Southwest flight 'aggressively' descends to dodge another aircraft, passengers say

A Southwest flight to Las Vegas dove nearly 500 feet to avoid a midair collision. The other aircraft was reportedly a Hawker Hunter military aircraft.

16hon MSN

Passengers rattled, 2 crew injured after Southwest plane descends minutes into flight

A person on the flight said it “dove aggressively” and that people flew out of their seats. The flight landed safely at its destination, Las Vegas.

Arab Times9h

Passenger panic as Southwest jet plunges 500 feet in airspace near miss

A Southwest Airlines flight departing from Burbank Airport experienced a sudden mid-air drop of nearly 500 feet on Friday afternoon,

Black Star News1h

Southwest Flight 1496 Near Crash Over Burbank

Southwest Flight 1496 narrowly avoided a crash after a military jet crossed its path. FAA investigates the Burbank airspace scare.

8hon MSN

Plane plunges 300ft in 36 seconds to avoid another aircraft

Concerns have been raised about aviation safety in the US following a series of recent incidents. In January, a mid-air collision in Washington DC killed 67 people.

Susan Solves It: Portable Charger Safety

Southwest Airlines has implemented new rules requiring passengers to keep portable chargers visible while in use, following numerous in-flight fire incidents related to lithium-ion batteries.