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Southwest Airlines aircraft lands at the wrong airport: almost off runway

Taney County, USA - All on board were reported safe. Aircraft stopped very close to a highway

Landing was scheduled to occur in Branson, Missouri, as a quick stop before heading towards Dallas, Texas, but the B-737/700 airplane, which took off last Sunday from Chicago, Illlinois, carrying 124 passengers and 5 crew members, arrived instead at the small Taney County’s “M. Graham Carl” airport. According to one of the passengers, Scott Schieffer, touching ground was not be particularly smoot...

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Rome, Italy, 01/14/2014 18:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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