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"Stop!" Southwest pilots somehow confuse Florida taxiway for runway

Carla Sinclair
Mar 22, 2025
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Image: Southwest Airlines plane; Markus Mainka / Shutterstock.com

How the pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight confused an airport's taxiing strip for a runway is beyond imagination — but that is what happened in Florida yesterday, forcing an air traffic controller to say "Stop" multiple times before canceling the flight's takeoff.

"3278 stop. Stop, stop…

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