Footage of the incident from the airport’s webcam shows Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 approaching the tarmac around 8:20 a.m. as a small Flexjet pulled in front of the much larger aircraft, forcing it to go back up into the air to avoid collision.
A Southwest Airlines plane was involved in a shocking near miss as it narrowly avoided colliding with a private jet at Chicago Midway Airport as it attempted to land on Tuesday.
Flight data shows that the two planes were around 2,050 feet apart vertically when the Southwest 737 flew over the private jet at an uncorrected pressure altitude of 900 feet.
In an emailed statement, the airline said the plane landed safely after the crew performed a precautionary go-around “to avoid a possible conflict with another aircraft that entered the runway.”.
Flight 2504 managed to land safely after conducting a ‘go-around’ to avoid the Flexjet plane.
