Southwest Airlines flight 3278 attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport on Thursday, March 20, around 9:30 a.m.

A Southwest Airlines flight was stopped in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway in Orlando, officials said.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the potentially dangerous departure, officials said. The incident involving ...

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.

A Southwest Airlines flight began its takeoff roll on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport before air traffic controllers intervened.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway this week before air traffic controllers stepped in. The incident involved an Albany, New York-bound flight taking off around 9:30 ...

(Joe Skipper / REUTERS) A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to abort a takeoff after pilots confused a taxiway at Orlando International Airport for a runway. An air traffic controller canceled ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane ...