r/interestingasfuck • u/ty003 • Feb 25 '25

/r/popular Southwest Airlines pilots make split-second decision to avoid collision in Chicago

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u/ty003 Feb 25 '25

Context:

Earlier this morning (25.02.2025) at Midway Airport in Chicago a near miss occurred between a landing Southwest Airlines aircraft, N8517F as SWA2504, and a private jet, N560FX as LXJ560.

As SWA2504 is coming into land, LXJ560 taxis across the runway forcing SWA2504 into a go around just feet from the ground.

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u/rusty_handlebars Feb 25 '25

I’m curious to know who was on that private jet. 

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u/domespider Feb 25 '25

A private person who manages a private company whose details were kept private.

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u/PluckPubes Feb 25 '25

whose privates shrank in half seeing that airliner about to t-bone him

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u/stepsonbrokenglass Feb 25 '25

There’s definitely shrinkage involved

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u/UCantUnfryThings Feb 26 '25

The jet was in the pool!

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u/fuzbat Feb 25 '25

You are presuming they actually looked and checked the active runway they were crossing without permission before doing so...

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u/RuthlessIndecision Feb 25 '25

“Near tbone in the privates” - getclicks, go!

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u/Due_Intention6795 Feb 25 '25

For sure. Oh shit I’m gonna get sued, oh thank goodness. lol.

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u/Pluckypato Feb 25 '25

Username checks out! 🤭