Plane Slides Off Runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Heavy Rains

Sarah Le
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In a terrifying landing, a Southwest flight slid all the way off the end of the runway and into an emergency safety system during heavy rains at the Hollywood Burbank Airport, also known as Bob Hope Airport, on Dec. 6.

According to the FAA, SouthwestAir Flight 278 from Oakland rolled off the end of Runway 8 just after 9:05 a.m. The plane was slowed by collapsible material in the Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) at the Burbank, California airport.
Sarah Le
Sarah Le
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Sarah Le is an editor for The Epoch Times in Southern California. She lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles.
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