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Southwest Airlines jet almost takes off from taxiway
A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. According to the airline, flight ...
Southwest Airlines flight almost takes off from taxiway rather than runway at Orlando airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida ...
Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was stopped in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway in ...
Southwest Flight Halted After Almost Taking Off from Taxiway Instead of Runway in Florida
Southwest Airlines flight 3278 attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport on Thursday, March 20, ...
A Southwest plane almost took off from a taxiway instead of the runway
The Southwest jet appears to have mistakenly accelerated on a taxiway that runs parallel to Runway 17R, reaching about 70 ...
Southwest flight tried to take off from Florida taxiway after crew mistook it for runway
A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the ...
Air traffic controller stops Southwest pilots from mistakenly taking off on taxiway
The aircraft’s top speed was about 80 mph, according to flight data tracker FlightRadar24. Airplanes typically travel about ...
Southwest plane aborts takeoff after taxiway mistaken for runway
A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to abort a takeoff after pilots confused a taxiway at Orlando International Airport for ...
‘Aviation does not tolerate mistakes’ Southwest Pilot attempts to take off from taxiway from OIA
At first glance, a runway and a taxiway might seem interchangeable, but for a pilot to confuse the two could have ...
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Take-off clearance cancelled as Southwest 737 pilots mistake taxiway for runway
Air traffic control at Orlando International airport cancelled the take-off clearance for a Southwest Airlines-operated ...
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Southwest Airlines jet almost takes off from taxiway
A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. According to the airline, flight 3278 from Orlando to Albany, New York, "stopped safely on a taxiway at ...
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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.