"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.
Topics:business#air-traffic-control#aviation-safety#faa#investigation#laguardia-airport#southwest-airlines
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- FAA investigating possible close call between Southwest Airlines jet, air traffic control tower Fox Business
- Southwest flights run into turbulence, FAA investigating Quartz
- Southwest Plane Reportedly Came Within 67 Feet of LaGuardia Control Tower During Severe Weather Landing PEOPLE
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