Bostonbound flight involved in nearmiss on runway at Reagan National WCVB Boston
News Source : WCVB Boston
News Summary
- A JetBlue plane bound for Boston's Logan Airport aborted takeoff on Thursday morning after a Southwest Airlines plane encroached on the runway
- Radar and air traffic control communication suggests one air traffic controller at Regan National Airport cleared JetBlue flight 1554 to take off just moments after a separate controller cleared Southwest 2937 to cross over the same runway
- The two planes did not collide, but came approximately 400 feet apart
EAST BOSTON, Mass. A JetBlue plane bound for Bostons Logan Airport aborted takeoff on Thursday morning at Washingtons Reagan National Airport after a Southwest Airlines plane encroached on the run [+2342 chars]