A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway this week before air traffic controllers stepped in. The incident involved an Albany, New York-bound flight taking off around 9:30 ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at the Orlando airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

Southwest Airlines flight 3278 attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport on Thursday, March 20, around 9:30 a.m.

— A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. According to the airline, flight 3278 from Orlando to Albany, New York, "stopped safely on a taxiway at ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane.