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Southwest Airlines said in a statement that two flight attendants are being treated for injuries after the incident.
Passengers aboard a Southwest Airline jet that took a dramatic plunge were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane.
A Southwest flight out of Burbank Airport experienced a steep drop that injured two flight attendants Friday. The pilot told passengers he was avoiding a collision.
The passenger jet was responding to an alert of another aircraft in the vicinity, federal authorities said. A Cold War-era military plane was nearby at the time.
Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.