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Air safety is under scrutiny following two recent incidents: an American Airlines flight evacuated in Denver after its landing gear caught fire, and a Southwest Airlines jet experienced a dramatic 500-foot plunge mid-air to avoid another aircraft on its way to Las Vegas.
Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 152m, according to flight tracking websites. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 to Las Vegas experienced a terrifying nosedive when the pilot took action to avoid a midair collision, causing injuries as people hit the ceiling.
FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.