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Southwest plane that landed at wrong airport to take off today
Not sure if it's happened yet. They'll be flying to Meigs Field for repairs. (bransontrilakesnews.com) More...
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Actually it got off and went to TUL, about a 26 minute flight. It got off with no major effort, at least it didn't appear to
As of 2:PM Central, it is still there but it has filed to go to Tulsa. A whopping 28 minute flight covering 156 miles.
Make that 2:40PM
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA8506
That's pretty funny; flying to Meigs for repairs. If they get that done their pilots can land anywhere.
The Dreamliner got so much more attention for landing at the wring airport. That's because it's such an unusual and big airplane, and it landed on such a short runway.
But this Southwest plane was carrying 124 additional passengers and 3 additional crew members.
Apparently it shows that many pilots are routinely not using their nav equipment, when identifying their landing location.
But this Southwest plane was carrying 124 additional passengers and 3 additional crew members.
Apparently it shows that many pilots are routinely not using their nav equipment, when identifying their landing location.
