Southwest flight lands safely after close call at Chicago Midway Airport, airline says

CHICAGO -- A Southwest Airlines formation landed safely astatine Chicago Midway Airport aft a adjacent call, according to the airline.

Flight 2504 was landing astatine Chicago's Midway airdrome connected Tuesday morning, nevertheless it had to execute a "precautionary" go-around to debar a struggle with a concern jet, the FAA said.

The FAA said the pitchy did not travel instructions to clasp connected crossing the runway arsenic the Southwest formation was landing.

"Air Traffic controllers tin beryllium heard telling the concern pitchy to clasp abbreviated and not transverse the runway, but the concern pitchy did not travel instructions," a spokesperson for the FAA said.

The FAA said the 2 planes were astir .49 miles isolated astatine their closest points.

A Southwest Airlines formation landed safely astatine Midway aft adjacent call, according to the airline.

The formation aboriginal landed without incident.

Southwest 2504 was arriving from Omaha.

"Nothing is much important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees," a spokesperson said.

No different accusation was available. No injuries were reported.

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