Flight news: Man sues this airline after landing at the wrong airport

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BRANSON NEWS: Southwest Airlines is facing legal action after a passenger’s flight landed at the wrong airport.The 124-passenger flight was supposed to fly from Chicago’s Midway International Airport to Missouri’s Branson Airport in January 2014.However, the plane accidentally landed at the wrong airport, at M. Graham Clark Downton Airport some nine miles away from the original destination.The key difference however is that Branson Airport’s runway is 2,176 metres long, compared with M. Graham’s only 1,139-metre long runway.Aviation experts recommend that the Boeing 737 aircraft needs at least 1,554 metres to land.Due to the shortened runway, passengers on the flight reported feeling a hard brake, before being harshly thrown forward whilst bags poured from the overhead lockers, according to Business Insider.It was also reported that the cabin filled up with smoke, which passengers had to stay in for two hours after landing.However, at the time airline spokesperson, Branson Hawkins, claimed: “The landing was uneventful, and all customers and crew are safe.”One passenger, identified as Troy Haines, is now suing the airline for the “mental anguish, fear and anxiety” he suffered during that flight.Haines’ lawyers claim he was “immediately struck with fear and anxiety over potentially crashing” after the flight landed and is now seeking damages, it was reported on local Branson Tri-Lake News.He is asking for $79,999.99 (the equivalent of £53,144).According to the petition filed by Haines’ attorney, the captain had never flow into Branson airport and the first officer only had once.However the first officer was not wearing glasses, as he was required to do, causing the mistake to happen.As well as this, the crew decided to make a visual approach to the airport, rather than relying on aircraft instruments. The weather was partially cloudy at the time.The petition …


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