A Southwest Airlines flight plunged mid-air on Friday to avoid colliding with another aircraft while en route to Las Vegas, injuring two flight attendants, as passengers described flying out of their seats.
Minutes after taking off from Burbank, California, the flight dropped by hundreds of feet several dozen meters according to flight tracking websites.
American stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore said in an X post that he and plenty of people flew out of their seats bumped heads on ceiling as the flight aggressively dove midair.
The pilot of Southwest Flight 1496 told passengers the maneuver was needed to avoid colliding with another plane.
The US Federal Aviation Administration FAA said it was investigating the incident.