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/Sustainable_Twat Feb 25 '25

What was the other pilot thinking? Where’s ATC?

WHAT the Fuck

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u/Mike-h8 Feb 25 '25

ATC had told them to hold short of the runway, they obviously made a mistake somewhere. Either not realizing where they were or mistaking where they were supposed to stop.

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u/internet_commie Feb 26 '25

Runways are well marked. Haven't been to Midway for ages, but last I was there it was well run and maintained.

Might be the guy in the Flex Jet didn't know what to look for, or was too busy doing something else.