Southwest pilot aborts Hollywood Burbank landing because runway 'wasn't quite clear': report

A Southwest aviator reportedly was heard connected video telling passengers that his craft had to initiate a go-around aft touching down concisely astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport due to the fact that the "ordered runway wasn’t rather clear." 

The incidental happened Thursday arsenic the Boeing 737 level was arriving from Las Vegas, according to KABC. 

"Hey folks, conscionable a speedy update. The ordered runway wasn't quite wide erstwhile we were going to touch down there, truthful we had to go-around," the aviator said implicit the plane’s intercom, successful a video obtained by the station.  

The aviator added that it would past beryllium different 5-10 minutes earlier landing.

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A Southwest Airlines level descends earlier landing astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport successful Burbank, Calif., connected Jan. 29, 2026. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

One rider told KABC that the plane’s wheels concisely touched the runway earlier the craft took disconnected again astatine a steep incline. 

The Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News Digital connected Saturday that "The formation unit of Southwest Airlines Flight 2353 executed a pilot-initiated go-around aft concisely landing astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport successful California." 

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The FAA said "The formation unit of Southwest Airlines Flight 2353 executed a pilot-initiated go-around aft concisely landing astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport successful California" connected Thursday, March 26. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

"There were nary other aircraft or vehicles involved," the FAA added.

A Southwest Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We don’t person immoderate interior reports of a runway incursion, and the FAA has indicated to america they bash not either."

"From our archetypal reports, the pilots performed a regular spell astir earlier landing safely. Nothing is much important to Southwest than the information of its customers and employees," the spokesperson added.

A Southwest Airlines level takes disconnected from Hollywood Burbank Airport successful Burbank, Calif., connected Jan. 29, 2026. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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In July 2025, a Southwest aviator connected a formation from Burbank to Las Vegas had to dive aggressively to debar a midair collision, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.