"FAA Probes Southwest Airlines Jet's Near Miss with Air Traffic Control Tower"

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Source: The Associated Press
"FAA Probes Southwest Airlines Jet's Near Miss with Air Traffic Control Tower"
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The FAA is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that veered off course and flew close to the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport due to bad weather, prompting an air traffic controller to urgently instruct the pilots to abort their landing and climb to 2000 feet. The flight, which started in Nashville with 150 passengers and crew, was diverted to Baltimore and later returned to New York. Both the FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident, while Southwest Airlines stated that they are reviewing the event as part of their safety systems.

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