Southwest Region Incidents

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Passengers rattled, 2 crew injured after Southwest plane descends minutes into flight

Minutes after takeoff Friday, a Southwest flight leaving Burbank, California, descended after two onboard alerts, injuring two flight attendants and frightening passengers, the airline and people on ...

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Two Southwest Flight Attendants Injured After Jet Moved to Avoid Plane

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2 Southwest flight attendants injured as plane departed from Hollywood Burbank Airport, airline says

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Southwest plane make mid-air maneuver to avoid collision with another plane

Southwest Airlines says pilots on board Flight 1496 from Burbank to Las Vegas got two serious warnings at 14,000 feet.

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Southwest flight headed to Las Vegas takes dramatic plunge shortly after leaving Southern California

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Southwest flight from Burbank drops hundreds of feet to avoid possible collision

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Dillingham Plane Crash: What Happened and What We Know So Far

On July 25, 2025, a small plane crashed at Dillingham Airport in Alaska, as confirmed by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). DPS Communications Director Austin McDaniel stated that authorities are actively investigating,

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Lightning Sparks 72 Fires in One Night in Southwest Oregon

The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month of July.

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Southwest is implementing a new safety-first portable charger rule

After a number of safety incidents involving portable chargers on planes, Southwest Airlines is the first to crack down on how passengers can charge their phones on flights. As of May 28, the ...

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Southwest Airlines to require chargers be kept out while in use because ...

Southwest, which operates a regional hub out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, announced the new policy that will go into effect May 28 and said passengers may ...

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Charging your device on a Southwest flight is about to get more ... - AOL

Southwest is banning the use of portable charging devices stored in a bag or overhead bin following incidents including a fire on an Air Busan flight.