Southwest Airlines

Monday January 13, 2014

UPDATED: Airliner That Landed At Wrong Airport, Takes Off Safely

A frame grab provided by KSPR-TV shows Southwest Airlines Flight 4013 at Taney County Airport on Sunday. AP hide caption

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UPDATED: Airliner That Landed At Wrong Airport, Takes Off Safely

January 13, 2014 • The Southwest Airlines 737 landed at a wrong airport in Missouri, narrowly averting a slide off the end of a short runway.

Monday July 22, 2013

Southwest Airlines Plane Has Landing Gear Malfunction At LaGuardia

This photo provided by Bobby Abtahi, shows what officials say was a plane where the nose gear collapsed during landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday. Bobby Abtahi/AP hide caption

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Southwest Airlines Plane Has Landing Gear Malfunction At LaGuardia

July 22, 2013 • The plane landed safely, but there were several reports of injuries and the airport was temporarily closed. The Boeing 737 reported trouble before it landed.

Thursday June 23, 2011

Southwest Flight Attendants May File Complaint Over Pilot's Rant

Southwest Airlines jets at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (October 2010 file photo.) Matt York/AP hide caption

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Southwest Flight Attendants May File Complaint Over Pilot's Rant

June 23, 2011 • The unidentified pilot was overheard, over an open microphone, making anti-gay slurs and disparaging comments about his co-workers, including some flight attendants.

Tuesday April 5, 2011

This Southwest Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing after part of the fuselage ruptured on Friday. The hole was in the top of the plane, above a wing. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Southwest Finds 5 Jets With Cracks

April 5, 2011 • After a rupture tore a hole out of the fuselage of a Southwest flight on Friday, the airline inspected all its older jets.