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Old 5th Apr 2024, 16:57
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Originally Posted by WillowRun 6-3
WSJ, reporting by AP
"Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that flew close to the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport last month.
Yes, it's suddenly everywhere:

https://news.google.com/stories/CAAq...S&ceid=US%3Aen

Unsurprisingly, the Daily Mail prominently features a deliberately-misleading photo and claims that the aircraft "came within 67 feet of the air traffic control tower."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ed-around.html

I don't mean to minimize the incident. It's certainly concerning.

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