Plane almost takes off from taxiway; air traffic control intervenes to avert the mistake
Taxiways are routes used by planes to move on the ground between gates, hangars and runways. Runways are the long, usually ...
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Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway instead of runway at airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday ...
Pattersonville woman recalls being on Orlando-Albany flight abruptly stopped before takeoff
Just as a Southwest flight to Albany began accelerating for takeoff at Orlando International Airport Thursday morning, Nanci ...
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Local Orlando plane passengers talk taxiway takeoff
A potential disaster in the air has been averted. Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Albany say their ...
Albany airport spokesman leaving after 18 months
ALBANY — Steve Smith, the spokesman for the Albany International Airport, is leaving the airport after 18 months. Smith’s ...
FAA: Southwest flight to Albany canceled after pilot mistakes taxiway for runway
A Southwest flight bound for Albany from Orlando began to take off from the taxiway rather than the runway Thursday morning, ...
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Disaster Averted: NY-Bound Flight Tries To Take Off On Taxiway Instead Of Runway
A near-disaster is underway after a Southwest Airlines flight bound for New York almost tried taking off on a taxiway instead ...
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Albany International Airport communications director steps down
ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — Albany International Airport’s Director of Communications Steve Smith announced he is stepping down ...
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Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway ...