Audio captures confusion of wrong-airport landing

Published March 24, 2014 10:03pm ET



DALLAS (AP) — A newly released air traffic control recording captures the confusion when a Southwest plane landed at the wrong Missouri airport in January.

Southwest Airlines Co. said Monday that the captain and co-pilot remain on paid leave pending the outcome of the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the Jan. 12 incident. Both men have at least 12 years of experience at the airline.

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