American Airlines flights from Boston landed at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC on Tuesday, avoiding planes departing from the same runway.
“The air traffic controller has directed American Flight 2246 to do a go-around at Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) airport, ensuring that the aforementioned departure from the same runway as this aircraft,” the federal government said. Aviation Bureau (FAA) I said In a statement.
American Airlines said it described the move as a standard operation to allow flights to land “safely and normally” and give more time to other planes take off.
“Americans are not unusual flight operations and can occur almost every day in space systems across the country, so there is a policy of undisturbed destinations,” the airline said in a statement.
“It is a tool for both pilots and air traffic controllers and helps maintain safe and efficient flight operations. The cancelled approach for Flight 2246 is more than that. The claim is inaccurate,” the airline continued.
“There was gradually nothing about it. It felt like the pilot had to do emergency operations,” said Itai Valdi, a passenger on the flight. I said New York Times About the incident.
The country attracted attention on airline safety after the crash of a deadly plane, including a Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people.
The Southwest Airlines plane had to halt its landing in Chicago after a close call at Midway International Airport.
CBS News wrote:The video has been displayed Flight 2504 from Omaha was about to land as a private business jet began guiding across the runway. According to spare flight data, the southwest plane quickly began climbing, flying 250 feet above the private jet. ”
Southwest said the crew had “taken precautions to avoid possible conflict with another aircraft that entered the runway.”
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