NTSB: Southwest pilots ‘did not realize they were at wrong airport until they landed’

The two pilots of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that landed at the wrong airport Jan. 12 in Missouri told National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators they flew a “visual approach into what they believed to be Branson Airport” and that they “did not realize they were at the...
Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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