Two flight attendants on board Southwest Airlines from South California to Las Vegas were injured after the plane took a dramatic decline of 475 feet shortly after takeoff to prevent the potential collision of the middle air.
The southwestern flight of 1496 left Hollywood Burbank Airport just before noon on Friday and was on the way to Las Vegas when the incident occurred.
Southwest commercial aircraft suddenly descended 475 feet in response to on -board warnings on another aircraft in its vicinity, confirmed the airline and passengers.
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the southwest aircraft responded to the warning warning system on board that detected another aircraft in the area. FAA started investigating the incident.
The social media has emerged video Flightradar video showing the movement of flight.
“The crew responded to two air warnings that required the pilot to climb and then descend,” Southwest said in his statement.
According to Fox News, a dramatic fall, the passengers had “flew” their seats and “to the ceiling”.
Passengers took the social media to describe the tormenting moment. Stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore, who was on board flight, posted x (formerly Twitter):
“I and a lot of people flew out of their seats and hit the heads of the ceiling, the stewardess needed medical care. The pilot said his warning with the collision had gone out and had to avoid the plane coming to us.”
However, the airport officials stated that there was no decline in Burbank. Mike Christensen, spokesman for Hollywood Burbank airport, said that neither the control tower nor the operation team noticed any sudden change in altitude that would include flight.
FAA confirmed that the second participating aircraft was a hunter, registered as the N335AX, which flew approximately 14,653 feet when the southwestern flight began.
Despite the alarming maneuver in the air, the plane continued its way and landed safely in Las Vegas. “The flight landed unrivaled,” Southwest said, adding that he was working with FAA “to further understand the circumstances”.
This almost comes out in the middle of growing fears of aviation safety after the deadly collision of the middle air over Washington in DC in January, which claimed 67 lives.
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