Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft
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The flight’s crew was responding to two air alerts that required the pilot to climb then descend, the airline said in a statement.
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Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid 'mid-air collision' with another plane
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Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge in response to nearby aircraft
Two flight attendants were injured after a commercial Southwest Airlines jet suddenly dropped 475 feet to avoid a "midair collision" shortly after takeoff at a Los Angeles-area airport Friday, with one frightened passenger saying the aircraft "was just in a freefall."
The FAA says Southwest Airlines was responding to two onboard alerts that another aircraft was in the vicinity and that Flight 1496 needed to "climb and descend."
.A Southwest Airlines flight was reportedly forced to make an abrupt dive Friday in California to evade a potential midair collision shortly after takeoff.
Passengers aboard Southwest flight 1496 from California to Nevada experienced a frightening few seconds when the aircraft took a sudden nosedive to avoid a midair collision.
The Boeing 737 jet dropped hundreds of feet in a little over 30 seconds during a flight headed to Las Vegas on Friday, according to a flight tracking website.
