A Southwest Airways aircraft landed safely at Chicago Halfway Worldwide Airport after a detailed name with a enterprise jet that “entered the runway with out authorization,” in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Southwest Flight 2504, which was arriving from Omaha, Nebraska, landed “with out incident” Tuesday morning “after the Crew carried out a precautionary go-around to keep away from a attainable battle with one other plane that entered the runway,” Southwest stated in a press release.
The FAA stated a enterprise jet went onto the runway with out authorization.
A Southwest Airways aircraft landed safely at Chicago Halfway Worldwide Airport after a “go-around” to keep away from a enterprise jet that “entered the runway with out authorization,” in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration, Feb. 25, 2025.
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Air visitors controllers may very well be heard telling the enterprise jet to carry brief and never cross the runway, however the jet didn’t observe directions. Roughly 2,050 toes separated the planes earlier than Southwest initiated its go-around, in accordance with information from FlightRadar24.
“Nothing is extra vital to Southwest than the Security of our Prospects and Workers,” Southwest stated.
A spokesperson for personal jet firm Flexjet stated it “adheres to the best security requirements” and is “conducting a radical investigation.”
“Any motion to rectify and make sure the highest security requirements might be taken,” the spokesperson stated.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board and the FAA are investigating.
