A Southwest Airlines flight experienced a rapid descent of several hundred feet to prevent a potential midair collision after the Federal Aviation Administration notified the pilots of another aircraft nearby. Southwest Flight 1496, traveling from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas, plunged nearly 500 feet just six minutes after takeoff in response to traffic alerts. The FAA confirmed that the flight reacted to an onboard warning regarding the presence of another plane while operating within the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center airspace.
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