Southwest Flight WN2504 had a near-miss incident at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning when the FlexJet Flight LXJ560 crossed Runway 31C.

Southwest flight #WN2504 from Omaha was landing at Chicago Midway International Airport today at 0848CST when FlexJet #LXJ560 crossed Runway 31C.

The Boeing 737-800 with registration N8517F performed a go around during the near miss incident as a Challenger 350 entered the runway.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday January 15 flight 3772 from Savannah Georgia to Chicago Midway and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident according to CBS News.

Airport police in Savannah removed the pilot before flight WN3772 to Chicago’s Midway Airport took off.

However another source indicates that the arrest occurred after the pilot attempted to pass through the TSA checkpoint, where agents reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath. Following protocol, airport police were called to conduct further investigation.

“The Employee has been removed from duty,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said. “Customers were accommodated on other flights and we apologize for the disruption to their travel plans. There’s nothing more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Employees and Customers.”

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Southwest flights to Chicago Midway are diverting due to bad weather.

UPDATE 05:25pm
Winds are gusting up to 36 kt with ceiling at 1,000 ft.

Affected flights:

• Southwest #WN547 from Oakland
• Southwest #WN2353 from Phoenix
• Southwest #WN3293 from New Orleans
• Southwest #WN2418 from Oklahoma City
• Southwest #WN1966 from Los Angelos
• Southwest #WN320 from Minneapolis

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