Brian O’Neal shot this video on February 8, 2024, while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport on JetBlue Flight 777 bound for Las Vegas.
Last week, a Swissair flight from New York City to Zurich aborted takeoff, the airline confirmed, averting a “potentially dangerous situation.”
According to FlightAware, Flight LX17 from John F. Kennedy Airport left the gate on April 17 at 4:21 p.m. The plane was cleared to take off at the same time that air traffic controllers on a different frequency cleared four other planes to cross the runway, according to audio obtained by NPR.
“Thanks to the high level of situational awareness and quick reaction of the crew, the potentially dangerous situation was quickly de-escalated,” Swissair said in a statement to FOX Business.
The airline added that Airbus A330 crews responded professionally and regularly undergo simulator training for similar situations.
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A Swissair plane flies over the Lower Manhattan skyline and One World Trade Center as the sun sets in New York City, approaching Newark Liberty Airport, from West Orange, New Jersey, May 13, 2020. saw. (Gary Hershawn/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“The aircraft had only reached a speed slightly above its maximum taxi speed when the brakes were applied again,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement.
The flight took place as scheduled a few minutes later from a different section of the same runway. Takeoff took place at 5 p.m., 35 minutes later than scheduled, according to FlightAware.I landed safely in Zurich, Switzerland., 6:26 a.m. Central European Summer Time.
Two JetBlue planes collide at Boston Logan International Airport
Swissair Airbus A330. (RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Similar close calls have occurred at airports across the U.S. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it plans to investigate a close call in Washington involving JetBlue and Southwest Airlines planes.
JetBlue Airways said FOX Business Flight 1554 from Washington, D.C., to Boston had to abort takeoff after another aircraft attempted to cross the runway.
John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York (Google Maps/Google Maps)
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In February, two JetBlue planes collided on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport.
Aviation news outlet Simple Flying said a shortage of air traffic controllers may be contributing to the problem, with recruitment efforts suspended since 2019. COVID-19 pandemic As a result, overtime has increased, and the new retirement age has become 56 years old.
FOX Business’ Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
