Southwest Jet Aborts Landing at Chicago Midway, Avoids Hitting Private Plane

The Boeing 737-800, arriving from Omaha, was about to touch down when a FlexJet Challenger crossed the runway in front of it.

A Southwest Airlines aircraft lands at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A Southwest Airlines jet narrowly avoided a collision while trying to land at Chicago Midway Airport on Feb. 25 after a private jet taxied across a runway without authorization.

At around 8:50 a.m. CT, Southwest Airlines Flight 2504—a Boeing 737-800 en route from Omaha—quickly aborted its landing and flew over a FlexJet Challenger on Runway 31C before performing a go-around.