The shaken passengers, 2 injured crew members after Southwest Plane descends a few minutes in flight

A few minutes after takeoff on Friday, a southwest flight leaving Burbank, California, went down after two alerts on board, injuring two on-board agents and frightening passengers, said the airline and the people on board.

Southwest did not provide additional details on alerts.

A source familiar with the situation said there was an alert of traffic alert and a collision avoidance system and invoked a fighter plane at a headquarters at a Hawker Hunter MK 58. This jet is recorded for a company, according to FAA files.

“The crew of the Southwest 1496 flight responded to two traffic alerts on Friday afternoon while leaving Burbank, California, forcing them to climb and descend to comply with alerts,” Southwest said in a statement.

The passengers said they had been shaken by the incident, and one said he thought the plane was going to crash.

“The pilot had to dive aggressively to avoid the open -air collision at Burbank airport,” said actor Jimmy Dore said on x. “I myself and many people stole from their seats and hit heads on the ceiling, a on-board agent needed medical care.”

Passenger Steve Ulasewicz said to NBC Los Angeles That the incident occurred about eight minutes after the flight starts and the passengers felt “a significant drop for about two seconds”, which he attributed to turbulence.

“Then maybe like three seconds after that, the plane was in free fall” for about eight to 10 seconds, he told the station by phone. “People were shouting. You know, it was pandemonium. People thought the plane was going down.”

The plane to Las Vegas landed at its destination without incident, Southwest Airlines said.

“No injury was immediately reported by customers, but two on -board agents are treated for injuries,” Southwest said.

A spokesperson for Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas said the medical staff responded to the door and that a injured person had been transported.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was aware of an incident.

“The FAA is in contact with Southwest Airlines and we are investigating,” said the agency. “Ensuring everyone’s safety in the national airspace system remains our top priority.”