Southwest jet and private plane experience close call at Chicago-Midway
Southwest Flight 2504 landed safely at the Chicago airport after avoiding the other aircraft on the runway, according to Southwest.
'The crew followed safety procedures and the flight landed without incident,' a Southwest spokesperson said in an email to CNN. 'Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.'
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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