The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
A Swiss Air plane nearly collided with four other planes at JFK Airport as a miscommunication caused it to begin taxiing procedures earlier than scheduled.
The Swiss Air flight to Zurich received clearance for take-off and began to speed down the runway with the pilot fortunately managing to apply the brakes in time after noticing that air traffic controllers had given clearance, at the same time and for four other planes.
Swiss Air praised the quick reflexes of staff after the pilot’s life-saving initiative to abort his course and thus avoid a potential tragedy at the New York airport.
“Due to the extensive experience and quick reaction of our crew, a potentially dangerous situation was quickly de-escalated,” Swiss Air said in a statement.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
The near-collision at JFK came just one day after two other airliners nearly crashed at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, DC.
As in the New York incident, two planes at the Virginia airport were cleared to take off on the same runway at the same time, according to the FAA.
It took about 30 seconds for air traffic controllers to realize the mistake, desperately calling for the JetBlue and Southwest Airlines planes to stop before they collided.
Source :Skai
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