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- A Southern Express Airways flight carrying seven people made an emergency landing on a Virginia highway.
- The small plane was forced to divert just minutes after leaving Dulles Airport on Friday.
- Highways are a common choice for pilots in need of an emergency landing because they are paved.
A small plane made an emergency landing in the middle of a busy highway just moments after it took off on Friday.
A Southern Express Airways flight carrying seven people, including two crew members, departed Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Friday headed for Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a representative for the airline told Business Insider.