Southwest Airlines, Los Angeles
Digest more
Flight 1496 was headed to Las Vegas when it received an onboard alert that another aircraft was in the vicinity, according to the FAA.
A near-miss involving a Southwest Airlines jet and a Hawker Hunter over Los Angeles left two flight attendants injured and passengers shaken.
A Southwest Airlines jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after take off to avoid hitting a British fighter jet.
A Southwest Airlines plane abruptly dropped about 500 feet reportedly to avoid a mid-air collision with a British jet fighter. Flight 1496 plummeted from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet only six minutes after departing from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California on Friday, flightRadar24 shows.
A person on the flight said it “dove aggressively” and that people flew out of their seats. The flight landed safely at its destination, Las Vegas.