Southwest Airlines, Las Vegas and Flight 1496
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Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants were hurt after pilots were alerted to another aircraft in the area after departing from Burbank Airport.
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.
Southwest Airlines will switch to assigned seats on Jan. 27, 2026, the airline announced. Seat assignments will go on sale July 29, 2025.