Near Miss: Southwest Jets Narrowly Avoid Collision

0:00Two Southwest Airlines jets came within seconds of a mid-air smash-up over Nashville International Airport this past Saturday around 5.30 pm. An air traffic controller mistakenly told one plane to turn right into the flight pass of another that had just taken off from a nearby runway, putting both at serious risk. Gusty Wins forced the first pilot into a go-around, circling back for another landing attempt. That's when the control was called, sent it straight toward the departing flight. Luckily, both crews got urgent warnings from their collision avoidance systems, one climbed high, while the other dropped low to dodge disaster. Pilots nailed a response, keeping everyone safe and proving why training matters. Southwest Airlines praised their crews for staying sharp, stressing that customer and employee safety tops everything. No one was hurt, but his shook up folks on the ground hearing about it. Location data from flight trackers shows the planes got as close as 500 feet, with one slipping just over the other textbook near miss by FAA.

1:01Standards. The agency confirmed the controller's instructions created the conflict but hasn't released exact separation numbers yet. The FAA's digging deep into what went wrong, part of their ongoing push to tight air traffic ops. These scares remind us aviation's high stakes stay low risk thanks to tech and pros who think fast. Stay tuned as more drops. That wraps Canada News today. Brought to you with AI. I'm Corin with the story.