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Shocking plunge by Southwest flight from Southern California was to avoid another aircraft  KHON2 Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants  BBC Southwest Airlines passengers report sudden drop after departure from Burbank  NBC Los Angeles Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid mid-air collision with another plane near Burbank airport  ABC7 Los Angeles Southwest aircraft takes a dive to avoid midair collision  NPR Source link

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport. On Friday, a Southwest plane leaving from the same location had a near-miss with another aircraft. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America A Southwest Airlines flight dropped several hundred feet in a matter of seconds to avoid a midair collision, after the …

Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants are being treated for injuries after a passenger jet heading to Las Vegas from southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff on Friday, the airline and passengers said. Southwest flight 1496, headed from Burbank to Las Vegas, received two alerts that made the plane climb and then descend, according to a statement from …

Two Southwest flight attendants hurt after jet dives to avoid mid-air collision  Reuters Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid mid-air collision with another plane near Burbank airport  ABC7 Los Angeles Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants  BBC Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near Los Angeles  CNN Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid ‘midair collision’ with Hawker Hunter  ABC …

A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants. …

2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff  The New York Times Southwest flight abruptly descends to avoid ‘mid-air collision’ with another plane near Burbank airport  ABC7 Los Angeles Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants  BBC Terrified passengers ‘flew out of their seats’ during dramatic Southwest nosedive to avoid mid-air crash  Fox News Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter …

A Southwest flight climbing away from Burbank Airport suddenly descended hundreds of feet Friday afternoon, possibly to avoid a mid-air collision. The plane was at 14,100 feet above Angeles National Forest headed northeast to Las Vegas at 12:03 p.m. when it abruptly dropped to 13,625 feet, data from Flightradar24 showed. The drop of around 500 feet came moments after the …

Minutes after takeoff Friday, a Southwest flight leaving Burbank, California, descended after two onboard alerts, injuring two flight attendants and frightening passengers, the airline and people on board said. Southwest did not provide additional details about the alerts. A source familiar with the situation said there was a traffic alert and collision avoidance system alert and invovled a Hawker Hunter …

Southwest has recorded better-than-expected results from its May 28 implementation of bag fees. But the carrier’s replacement of its Wanna Get Away fare bundle that same day with a basic economy fare caused a revenue hit for the three weeks that followed.  During the airline’s July 24 call to discuss its second-quarter earnings, executives said that Southwest was selling a …

DALLAS, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the “Company”) today reported its second quarter 2025 financial results and Company highlights: Net income of $213 million, or $0.39 income per diluted share Net income, excluding special items1, of $230 million, or $0.43 income per diluted share Returned $1.6 billion to Shareholders through a combination of share repurchases …