South -West flight to largely avoid collision at Chicago Airport

Chicago – the rapid thinking of the pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight has contributed to the prevention of a potential accident on Tuesday. According to Associated Press, a South -West flight was forced to take a sudden climb immediately after reaching to avoid collapse in a business jet.

South -West 250 flight tried to land at the Chicago Midway airport, about 8:50 am CST, when the incident took place. The plane came from Omaha, Nebraska.

The video of the incident posted on social networks It shows the business jet that crosses the track, while the South -West flight is trying to land. The audio communications between the pilot and the tower captured the pilot asking the tower “How did this happen?”

In an e-mail to the AP, Southwest confirmed the rate almost while adding the flight eventually landed “after the crew performed a caution approach to avoid a possible conflict with another aircraft that He entered the track, ”said a spokesman for the airline. “The crew followed the safety procedures, and the flight landed without incident.”

The Federal Aviation Administration says that the business jet is owned by flexjet and entered the track without permission. Flexjet says he’s aware of longing.

“Flexjet adheres to the highest safety standards and we carry out a thorough investigation,” a spokesman said in a statement of AP. “Any action to rectify and ensure the highest safety standards will be taken.”

FAA and the National Transport Safety Council say they will investigate the situation.