One way street

Safer flights, but risk lurks on the runway

Published Sep 25, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Sep 25, 2012)

(From The New York Times) Southwest Airways Flight 844 from Minneapolis had just landed at Chicago’s Midway International Airport last December and was about to cross a runway on its way to the terminal when the co-pilot noticed a business jet barreling toward him. He shouted for the captain to stop. The plane, carrying 74 passengers, screeched to a halt just short of the runway as the smaller jet crossed before their eyes.

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