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Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants were hurt after pilots were alerted to another aircraft in the area when ascending from Burbank Airport.
A near-miss involving a Southwest Airlines jet and a Hawker Hunter over Los Angeles left two flight attendants injured and passengers shaken.
Two flight attendants were injured on a Southwest Airlines flight taking off in Burbank, Calif. after the plane made several sudden altitude changes to avoid colliding with another aircraft. CNN reported that the Las Vegas-bound flight made a sudden drop of 475 feet in order to avoid a privately owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet.
A Southwest flight plunged 475 feet after Burbank takeoff to avoid a mid-air crash with a military jet; video of the dive went viral on Flightradar24.
The Southwest flight 1496 to Las Vegas swiftly descended to avoid a midair collision after takeoff from Burbank.
The pilots of the Hawker Hunter reported having the Southwest plane in sight, but were not properly instructed by air traffic control
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A Southwest Airlines flight rapidly descended 475 feet shortly after takeoff from Hollywood Burbank Airport to avert a potential mid-air collision with a Hawker Hunter aircraft. The incident, which occurred approximately six minutes into the flight,
Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.