Southwest Flight Couldn't Wait 2 Minutes And Took Off From Closed Runway
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A Southwest Airlines flight took off from Portland, Maine on June 25 for a seemingly routine trip to Baltimore, Maryland. There was only one problem;air traffic control never cleared the plane to take off because the runway and the tower were still closed that morning. The scheduled opening was only two minutes away.…