Passengers aboard a Southwest Airline jet that took a dramatic plunge to avoid an oncoming aircraft were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane before landing safely in Las Vegas.

A Southwest airline jet heading to Las Vegas from southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff.

Caitlin Burdi, a passenger aboard a Southwest flight that was forced to make an evasive maneuver to avoid a mid-air collision, said screams filled the cabin as they narrowly missed another aircraft.

A Southwest Airlines flight dropped several hundred feet in a matter of seconds to avoid a midair collision, after the ...

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff in ...

The crew responded to two air alerts that required the pilot to climb then descend, Southwest said in a statement.

Passengers aboard a Southwest flight leaving Burbank, California, have spoken out after their plane rapidly descended after ...