After departing from Burbank, traffic alerts required a Southwest Airlines flight crew on a Las Vegas-bound plane to "climb and descend to comply with the alerts," according to an airline representative.

Alarms sounded in the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet shortly after taking off from Hollywood Burbank airport near Los Angeles on Friday, prompting evasive maneuvers, the airline said in a statement.

A Southwest Airline jet heading to Las Vegas from Southern California took a dramatic plunge shortly after takeoff Friday in response to an alert about a nearby plane, injuring two flight attendants,

A Southwest flight out of Burbank airport experienced a steep drop which injured two flight attendants Friday. The pilot told passengers he was avoiding a collision.

Chicago residents are cleaning up after strong storms with hard rains caused flash flooding Friday, especially on the South Side. Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports were placed under a ground stop as the storms moved in,

For a limited time, now through Sep. 17, new Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority, Premier or Plus consumer credit cardmembers can earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in the first five months from account opening. This is double the previous welcome bonus of 50,000 points, and it marks Southwest's best points offer this year.

Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV) shares are trading relatively flat on Friday. On Wednesday, the company reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents per share, which missed the Street consensus estimate of 51 cents per share.

Southwest Airlines' CEO told investors in a July 24 earnings call that the airline could eventually open its own lounges.