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A Southwest flight took off from a closed runway, forcing workers to clear out
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Airport employees in Portland, Maine, were forced to clear out of the way when a Southwest Airlines jet on the morning of June 25 took off from a closed runway, according to air traffic control recordings. Controllers and pilots warned the crew of Southwest 4805 several times that the runway was closed, the
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