Horror moment planes nearly collide in ‘near miss’ at airport as Midway traffic control gasps

A SOUTHWEST jet and a private plane have narrowly avoided a collision on the runway after a month of air disasters. The two aircraft had a close call at the Chicago Midway Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Chicago Midway AirportAirport footage showed the moments the plane entered the same airspace[/caption] Footage from the airport showed the moment the two planes came near each other as the Southwest plane prepared to land. As the blue passenger plane inched toward the runway, the private plane slowly moved across its travel path. At the last minute, the Southwest jet veered back up into the sky. Air traffic control audio captured the pilot’s reaction to the close call. “How’d that happen?” the pilot said. The other ATC official calmly responded with the details of the near miss. Southwest Airlines hasn’t responded to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment. Social media users shared their shocked reactions to the incident. “That could have been a tragic disaster. Somebody needs to be fired,” one X user wrote. “This is getting out of hand,” another noted. It comes just one day after terrified Delta passengers had to evacuate on an emergency slide upon landing after the plane filled with smoke. More to follow… For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun