Passenger sues Southwest for landing at wrong Branson airport

Posted online March 9, 2018 | 7:42 am

Wisconsin man Troy Haines is suing Southwest Airlines over a 2014 incident in which the airliner landed at the wrong Branson airport.

Haines is seeking $74,999 in the suit, which claims he "was immediately struck with fear and anxiety over potentially crashing" as a passenger in the aircraft.

The plane landed at a shorter runway - the M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport - than Branson Airport, its intended target.

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