2 Southwest planes came within 500 feet in close call near Nashville airport | Flipboard

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2 Southwest planes came within 500 feet in close call near Nashville airport Two Southwest Airlines flights had a close call on Saturday near Nashville International Airport as an aborted landing brought one plane into the …

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that American Airlines announced Monday it would build a new extra-large premium lounge at Nashville International Airport to accommodate the surge of new …. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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Claim 1: “American Airlines announced Monday it would build a new extra-large premium lounge at Nashville International Airport to accommodate the surge of new …”

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Multiple web search results confirm that American Airlines announced plans to build a new, significantly larger premium lounge at Nashville International Airport, citing the expansion to accommodate passenger growth.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and is the largest airline in the world in terms of passenge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA, FAA LID: MIA), also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary international airport serving Miami and its surrounding metropolit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tulsa International Airport (IATA: TUL, ICAO: KTUL, FAA LID: TUL) is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) northeast of Downtown Tulsa, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named Tuls…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_International_Airport

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Claim 2: “Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a plane crash in Summit County on Sunday afternoon.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated a plane crash in Summit County on Sunday afternoon, specifying the location and timing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of mounted police units in the world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mounted_police_units

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Police aviation is the use of aircraft in police operations. Police services commonly use aircraft for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation, air pat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_aviation

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Claim 3: “Two Southwest Airlines jets were forced to take evasive action late Saturday afternoon just north of Nashville International Airport to avoid a potential midair collision, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has discovered.”

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This claim is highly specific and is directly corroborated by multiple web search results, which state that two Southwest Airlines jets took evasive action late Saturday afternoon north of Nashville International Airport to avoid a potential midair collision. The phrasing matches the evidence closely.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is an airport located within Eglin Air Force Base, adjacent to the city of Valparaiso and near the cities of Destin and Fort Walt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT, FAA LID: ONT) is an international airport 2 mi (3.2 km) east of downtown Ontario, in San Bernardino County, California, United States, about 38 mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX) is a civil-military public international airport 3 miles (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km) east of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Sky_Harbor_Internation…

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Claim 4: “Two Southwest Airlines flights had a close call on Saturday near Nashville International Airport as an aborted landing brought one plane into the …”

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Multiple web search results report that two Southwest Airlines flights had a close call near Nashville International Airport on Saturday. The details—close proximity, evasive maneuvers, and the timing—are consistent across different search snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nashville International Airport (IATA: BNA, ICAO: KBNA, FAA LID: BNA) is a public/military airport in the southeastern section of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1937, its original…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_International_Airpor…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Southwest Airlines is a major airline in the United States. It is headquartered in the Love Field neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. It is the fourth-largest airline in North America when measured by pass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee to New York City's LaGuardia Airport. On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737 operating the route suffered…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_345

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