FAA Investigates Near Miss Between Southwest Airlines Flight and LaGuardia Airport Control Tower

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 abandon their landing and climb to 2000 feet. The flight, which started in Nashville, Tennessee, and had 150 passengers and crew members on board, was diverted to Baltimore and then returned to New York after encountering turbulence and low visibility. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.