2 Southwest flight attendants injured as plane departed from Hollywood Burbank Airport, airline says

The crew of a Las Vegas-bound Southwest Airlines plane flying out of Hollywood Burbank Airport on Friday responded to two onboard traffic alerts, which led to staff injuries, airline representatives said.

The flight schedule for Southwest flight 1496 listed a departure from Burbank at 11:50 a.m. and an arrival in Las Vegas at 1 p.m. on Friday. 

According to the airline, while climbing out of Burbank, traffic alerts required the flight crew to "climb and descend to comply with the alerts."

A Southwest representative said two flight attendants are being treated for injuries. There were no injuries immediately reported by passengers. The plane safely landed in Las Vegas. 

"Southwest is engaged with the Federal Aviation Administration to further understand the circumstances," the airline stated.

Radar tracking from FlightAware.com shows that the passenger flight was on a collision course with another plane, a vintage British fighter jet known as the Hawker Hunter. The alarms sounded in the Southwest cockpit, and the pilot rapidly descended.

Passengers on the flight said the maneuver left them terrified. 

"In the moment, I was just thinking this is it," passenger Steve Ulasewicz said. "This is how I'm going to die. This is how we're all going to die. 

Passenger Caitlin Burdi said the pilot addressed the flight over the speakers after he stabilized the plane. 

"He did it once," she said. "He got the plane once again stabilized. He hopped on and said 'It appears we almost collided with another plane."

CBS News Los Angeles contacted Hunter Aviation International, the registered owner of the jet, but did not receive a response immediately.