Passengers Describe Terrifying Drop as Pilot Averts Potential Collision Over Southern California
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Las Vegas from Hollywood Burbank Airport experienced a dramatic and sudden descent shortly after takeoff on Friday, sending some passengers into a panic and injuring two flight attendants.
The incident occurred when the pilot, responding to an onboard alert about another aircraft nearby, took evasive action.
Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 described a terrifying moment when the plane abruptly jolted and felt like it was falling. Stef Zamorano, who was traveling with her husband for his birthday, witnessed a woman not wearing her seatbelt shoot up from her seat, her hair flying…