Southwest jet passed less than 200 feet behind business jet in February near-miss

, Reuters -  3:10 PM ET 3/18/2025 Company News

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March 18 (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines ( LUV ) flight forced to abort a landing at Chicago Midway Airport on February 25 to narrowly avoid a collision with a business jet was less than 200 feet behind it, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.

A FlexJet Challenger business jet entered the runway without authorization, prompting the Southwest Boeing 737-800 to perform a go-around, a maneuver in which the plane circled and reapproached the landing. The Southwest ( LUV ) first officer saw the business jet and realized it was not stopping, called for a go-around and the captain executed it, the NTSB said. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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