Air traffic controller in Orlando stops Southwest Airlines pilots mistakenly trying to take off on a taxiway

The pilots of a Boeing 737 started to mistakenly take off from a taxiway at a Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller told them to stop, the Federal Aviation Administration said, announcing it was investigating the incident.

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Air traffic controller stops Southwest jet from taking off from Orlando taxiway

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Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway

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