A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway - rather than a runway - at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a Florida taxiway on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the potentially dangerous departure, officials said.

Southwest Airlines flight 3278 attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport on Thursday, March 20, around 9:30 a.m.