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On December 3, 1990, two Northwest Airlines jetliners collided at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport.
Flight 841, a Boeing 727-31, went into a spiral dive over Saginaw, Michigan; the aircraft descended to 5000 feet in 63 seconds before the crew regained control and then made an emergency landing at Detroit; all 89 on board survived. The crew stated that the No. 7 slat extended due to a failed actuator, causing the dive, but the NTSB disputed ...
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255, crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, about 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC August 17), resulting in the deaths of all six crew members and 148 of the 149 passengers, along with two people on the ground.
That was Atlanta’s airport. But Detroit had seen 132 cancellations in the last 24 hours, with 26 flights originating from Detroit canceled and 52 delayed on Tuesday. ... USA Today reported.
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Travelers crowd the check-in area of the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro airport on Friday morning, July 19, 2024. A Microsoft computer update affected several airlines including delaying flights ...
As of December 2017, Houston Hobby is the fifth largest airport in Southwest's network. [5] Southwest opened its first international terminal at Houston Hobby, and began service from Houston Hobby to Mexico and Central and South America on October 15, 2015. [6] The William P. Hobby Airport covers 1,304 acres (528 ha), and has three runways.
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