FAA Investigates Near Miss Between Southwest Jet and LaGuardia's Air Traffic Control Tower
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The FAA is investigating a near miss between a Southwest Airlines flight and LaGuardia Airport's air traffic control tower, which occurred due to bad weather causing the flight to veer off course during landing. The plane flew as low as 300 feet, prompting an air traffic controller to instruct the pilots to abort the landing and climb to 2,000 feet. The flight, carrying 150 passengers and crew, was diverted to Baltimore and landed safely. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are reviewing the incident for safety purposes.
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