Southwest Airlines flights have been cancelled in Florida after the aircraft attempted to take off from a taxi instead of the Orlando International Airport runway, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating an incident involving Southwest Airlines Flight 3278, which is scheduled to depart Orlando for Albany, New York on Thursday morning.
“An air traffic controller at Orlando International Airport cancelled the takeoff clearance for Southwest Airlines 3278 flight 3278 at about 9:30am on Thursday, March 20th, after the aircraft began taking off rolls on the taxiway. “No other aircraft are involved.”
Southwest Airlines said in a statement Thursday that the plane “was safely stopped on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport this morning after crews mistaken the surface for a nearby runway.”
Investigators say the landing gear of a Delta plane collapsed during a crash landing in Toronto
Yesterday, flights in the southwest were cancelled at the airport yesterday, authorities said. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
“No injuries have been reported. Southwest is working with the NTSB and FAA to understand the situation at the event,” he added.
The Alaska plane, which crashed and left 10 deaths, was over 1,000 pounds above its weight limit, the NTSB found
Southwest Airlines is preparing to depart from the gates of Orlando International Airport in September 2023. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/Lightrocket via Getty Images)
“The airline accommodated the customer on another aircraft to the intended destination in Albany,” he added.
“There's nothing more important to the Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees,” the company said.
The cancelled takeoff in Orlando was conducted go-around operations by another Southwest Flight crew to avoid possible incidents on a private jet that crossed the road on the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport in late February. (Stream Time Live)
Click here to get the Fox News app
The incident comes days after the National Road Safety Commission issued a preliminary report suggesting it could be a contributing factor to a recent near miss involving Southwest Airlines jets at Chicago Midway International Airport.
