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Investing.com -- A Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) Co. aircraft was compelled to halt its takeoff at Orlando International Airport after the pilots mistakenly identified a taxiway as the runway. The takeoff was canceled by an air traffic controller on Thursday morning as the plane, Southwest Flight 3278, began its takeoff sequence on the taxiway, which is adjacent to the runway. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently conducting an investigation into the incident.
The specific flight, Southwest Airlines Flight 3278, was scheduled to depart for Albany International (NYSE:AIN) Airport in New York around 9:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, March 20. It was during the takeoff roll on the taxiway, which runs parallel to the actual runway, that the air traffic controller at Orlando International Airport intervened and revoked the takeoff clearance. The incident did not involve any other aircraft.
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