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The flight continued to Las Vegas, where it landed uneventfully, according to a Southwest Airlines statement.<br \/>&#8220;Southwest is engaged with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further understand the circumstances,&#8221; said the airline in the statement, adding: &#8220;No injuries were immediately reported by customers, but two flight attendants are being treated for injuries.&#8221;<br \/>The other plane, a Hawker Hunter, was at an altitude of approximately 14,653 feet when the Southwest flight began to descend, said the report.<br \/>The FAA said it is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two attendants were injured after a Southwest flight out of Southern California was forced to descend to avoid a potential midair collision on Friday.The crew of Southwest Flight 1496 responded to two onboard traffic alerts Friday afternoon while climbing out of Hollywood Burbank Airport, requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts. 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