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Southwest Flight Forced Into Extreme Maneuver to Avoid Mid-Air Collision
The plane abruptly descended 475 feet to avoid a collision with a Hawker Hunter aircraft, ABC News reported. About six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport, it abruptly descended from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet. The flight was bound for Las Vegas.

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Southwest flight plunges in response to nearby aircraft
2 flight attendants injured in Southwest Airlines flight
2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff
Two flight attendants were injured when a Southwest Airlines plane suddenly descended after its initial climb from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California on Friday, the airline said in a st...

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Southwest plane make mid-air maneuver to avoid collision with another plane
Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge shortly after leaving Southern California
Southwest Airlines jet dives as a fighter jet crosses its path near Los Angeles
The FAA is investigating. It’s not clear if the aircraft were directed so close together or if one of them was in a location where they were not supposed to be.

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Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet dives to avoid collision
2 hurt as Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas plunges after takeoff
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Southwest flight from Burbank safely lands in Las Vegas after free fall incident

A Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank made an emergency descent of 475 feet to avoid colliding with another aircraft before safely landing in Las Vegas on Friday.

Southwest flight out of Burbank rapidly descends shortly after takeoff to avoid mid-air collision

The flight, bound for Las Vegas, descended 475 feet from an altitude of 14,100 feet, according to flight tracking data

Terrified passengers 'flew out of their seats' during dramatic Southwest nosedive to avoid mid-air crash

Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 to Las Vegas experienced a terrifying nosedive when the pilot took action to avoid a midair collision, causing injuries as people hit the ceiling.
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Southwest Airlines passengers report sudden drop after departure from Burbank

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet described an unsettling drop Friday on a flight from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas that injured two flight attendants. Southwest Airlines flight No. 1496 departed just before noon from Burbank to Las Vegas.
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Southwest installs 'third set of eyes' in cockpit to boost safety

FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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