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Passengers rattled, 2 crew injured after Southwest plane descends minutes into flight

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.

BBC on MSN · 4d

Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants

Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants. The crew "responded to two onboard traffic alerts... requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts", Southwest said in a statement.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

Southwest flight 'aggressively' descends to dodge another aircraft, passengers say

Crew were told that another aircraft was in the vicinity of the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center airspace, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told USA TODAY. The agency said it is investigating what occurred.

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Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter

The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles ...

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Southwest is implementing a new safety-first portable charger rule

After a number of safety incidents involving portable chargers on planes, Southwest Airlines is the first to crack down on how passengers can charge their phones on flights. As of May 28, the ...

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Charging your device on a Southwest flight is about to get more ... - Yahoo

Southwest is banning the use of portable charging devices stored in a bag or overhead bin following incidents including a fire on an Air Busan flight.

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Charging your device on a Southwest flight is about to get more ... - AOL

Southwest is banning the use of portable charging devices stored in a bag or overhead bin following incidents including a fire on an Air Busan flight.

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