Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was stopped in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway in ...
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 paved, areas of airports specifically meant for takeoffs and landings.
Southwest Airlines flight almost takes off from taxiway rather than runway at Orlando airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.
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A Southwest plane almost took off from a taxiway instead of the runway
A Southwest plane inadvertently started to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. Flight tracking data shows the jet was on a parallel taxiway and reached about 70 knots.
Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
"Southwest is engaged with the NTSB and FAA to understand the circumstances of the event," a spokesperson for the airline ...
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Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
IT WAS SET TO TAKE OFF AROUND 930, BUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS CANCELED THE TAKEOFF CLEARANCE ONCE THEY REALIZED THE PLANE WAS ON THE TAXIWAY, NOT THE RUNWAY. THIS MORNING, WE’RE HEARING FROM ...