A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane ...

WELL, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PILOT FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE COULD MISTAKE A RUNWAY FOR A TAXIWAY, BUT IT HAPPENED. AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THURSDAY MORNING.

It happened when a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flight tried taking off on a taxiway instead of a runway.Southwest said Flight 3278 stopped safely on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport ...

A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central ... and passengers departing Orlando International Airport were accommodated on another ...