Posted 4/5/2024, 1:17:40 PM
Southwest Flight Diverted After Flying Too Close to LaGuardia Control Tower in Bad Weather
- FAA investigating Southwest Airlines flight that flew off course and close to control tower at LaGuardia Airport last month
- Plane flew as low as 300 feet after circling airport once due to bad weather
- Air traffic controller urgently told pilots to climb to 2,000 feet as plane was not lined up with runway
- Flight diverted to Baltimore, where it landed safely before returning to New York
- NTSB also investigating incident; Southwest says plane encountered turbulence and low visibility
