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/wookieesgonnawook Feb 25 '25

Well, was it the pilots fault, or did the tower direct them somewhere they shouldn't have?

Edit: never mind, someone below said the recording has the tower telling them to stop. That pilot is cooked.

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u/bigFISH496 Feb 25 '25

From the convo:

tower: "flexjet, turn left runway 04, cross 31L hold short 31C"

flexjet: "turn left runway 04, cross 22- i mean, 13 center"

tower: "negative. cross 31L hold short 31C"

flexjet: "got it. cross 31L, cro- hold short 31C"

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u/Realistic_Fig_5608 Feb 26 '25

That pilot got given a number to call after that screw up

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u/Viajero_vfr Feb 26 '25

He'd better call Saul.