Plane almost takes off from taxiway; air traffic control intervenes to avert the mistake
Taxiways are routes used by planes to move on the ground between gates, hangars and runways. Runways are the long, usually ...
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United Airlines flight attendants rally at Orlando International Airport as union contract talks continue
United Airlines posted $3.1 billion in profits last year. Flight attendants are asking for their fair share as the face of ...
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Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway instead of runway at airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday ...
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"Stop!" Southwest pilots somehow confuse Florida taxiway for runway
How the pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight confused an airport's taxiing strip for a runway is beyond imagination - but ...
Pattersonville woman recalls being on Orlando-Albany flight abruptly stopped before takeoff
Just as a Southwest flight to Albany began accelerating for takeoff at Orlando International Airport Thursday morning, Nanci ...
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Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway
Air traffic controllers stopped a potential disaster yesterday at the Orlando International Airport (MCO), when a Southwest ...
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Local Orlando plane passengers talk taxiway takeoff
A potential disaster in the air has been averted. Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Albany say their plane began taking off on a taxiway, forcing them to stop.
FAA: Southwest flight to Albany canceled after pilot mistakes taxiway for runway
A Southwest flight bound for Albany from Orlando began to take off from the taxiway rather than the runway Thursday morning, ...
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Disaster Averted: NY-Bound Southwest Flight Tries Taking Off On Taxiway Instead Of Runway
A near disaster is under investigation after a Southwest Airlines flight bound for New York tried taking off on a taxiway ...