![]() Jeff Bourk, executive director of the Branson Airport, said passengers were brought by bus to the correct airport, and Southwest brought in another aircraft for those traveling on to Dallas. It was originally developed by the College of the Ozarks. Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said he had no explanation for why the jet landed at the county-owned airport, which primarily serves charter, corporate and general aviation flights. The Boeing 737-700 carried 124 passengers and a crew of five, the airline said. "We have since reached out to each customer directly to apologize, refund their tickets, and provide future travel credit as a gesture of goodwill for the inconvenience," Agnew said. Southwest brought another plane to Branson on Sunday for passengers to continue to Dallas Love Field. The flight mistakenly landed at Taney County airport, which is about 7 miles north of the intended Branson airport, according to, which tracks flights. "We continue to support the NTSB in their investigation to uncover the circumstances which led the pilot in command of Flight 4013 from Chicago Midway to land at the airport, several miles from the Branson Airport we serve." ![]() "We can confirm that the pilots have been removed from active flying pending the investigation," said Michelle Agnew, a Southwest spokeswoman. Southwest Airlines has suspended the pilots from a flight that landed at the wrong Missouri airport Sunday, as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the mistake. ![]() Watch Video: Southwest jet makes dangerous landing at wrong airport ![]()
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