WATCH: Landing Plane Nearly Hits Jet At Busy Illinois Airport

2025 does not seem to be the year for air travel.

Something seems to be in the air (literally) this year with so many airborne accidents. First, there was the tragedy in D.C. with the Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight. Then, there was the medical plane that crashed in Philly. Then there was the Delta plane that flipped on it's back in Toronto. 10 people were killed when a flight in Alaska crashed on ice. And now, here we are with a moment not too far away.

Tuesday morning, a landing Southwest Airlines plane nearly hit a Flexjet (a private plane) as it crossed Runway 31C at Chicago's Midway Airport.

A statement from the FAA obtained by NBC Chicago says that the jet "entered the runway without authorization".

It seems there was a difference in communication frequencies. The air traffic control cleared Southwest Airlines flight 2504 to land on Runway 31C. The taxiing jet, meanwhile, was talking to ground control on a different frequency.

The jet was supposed to cross Runway 31L but stopped before Runway 31C to let the Southwest flight land.

The Southwest pilot pulled up so it wouldn't hit the jet, circled back around to land, and could later be heard asking "how'd that happen?"

Watch the video of the near miss at Midway here:

Something about 2025 really does not make me want to fly.

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