When the plane started to accelerate on the parallel taxiway instead of the runway, an air traffic controller canceled the ...

WELL, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PILOT FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE COULD MISTAKE A RUNWAY FOR A TAXIWAY, BUT IT HAPPENED. AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THURSDAY MORNING.

WE’RE GIVING YOU A LIVE LOOK AT THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW. YOU JUST SAW A PLANE TAKE OFF. WELL, A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT TRIED TAKING OFF ON A TAXI. THE FLIGHT WAS HEADED TO ALBANY, NEW YORK.

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

The FAA is investigating after a potentially dangerous departure at Orlando International Airport on Thursday. It happened when a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight tried taking off on a taxiway ...

A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway at Orlando International Airport, officials said. The Federal Aviation ...