CHICAGO (AP) — Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago's Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway on Tuesday morning.
Associated PressThe air traffic control tower stands at Chicago's Midway International Airport, March 12, 2013.
Southwest Flight 2504 safely landed “after the crew performed a precautionary go-around to avoid a possible conflict with another aircraft that entered the runway,” an airline spokesperson said in an email. “The crew followed safety procedures and the flight landed without incident." Separately, a recording of communication between the Southwest crew and another ground tower employee captured its pilot reporting “Southwest 2504 going around” and following directions to climb back to 3,000 feet.The second plane, described as a business jet, entered the runway without authorization, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.“Flexjet adheres to the highest safety standards and we are conducting a thorough investigation,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
John Goglia, a former NTSB member, said the near-crash shows “the system worked exactly as it was designed to.”
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