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Old May 16, 2017 | 7:49 am
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The Southwest flight that flew nonstop — to West Mifflin
It will be interesting to see how this story unfolds. Conflicting stories on whether or not a pilot declared an emergency - kind of an important point.

Looking at Flightaware, it appears the flight only took one loop in the holding pattern, for 3-4 minutes, before diverting. PIT airspace was opened 10 minutes after landing.


http://www.post-gazette.com/local/re...s/201705160051

While jets and planes of all sorts filled the skies over Pittsburgh International Airport last weekend for the comeback of a popular air show, there was one big one that didn’t make it that far.

It was Southwest Flight 3316, which took off from Orlando, Fla., at 1:45 p.m. Sunday bound for Pittsburgh International in Findlay only to end up at the Allegheny County Airport, a general aviation facility typically reserved for Cessnas, Pipers and corporate jets — not Boeing 737s carrying 143 passengers.
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