A JetBlue flight heading to Boston came very close to a Southwest plane on a Washington runway Thursday. Officials are looking into the incident.
The JetBlue flight to Boston Logan International Airport was starting to take off when an air traffic controller told the Southwest Airlines flight to cross the same runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
The JetBlue plane ended up canceling the takeoff.
JetBlue said, “On Thursday, April 18, JetBlue flight 1554 with service from Washington, DC (DCA) to Boston (BOS) aborted take-off due to another aircraft attempting to cross the runway.”
JetBlue added, “No injuries were reported, and the aircraft was inspected before ultimately taking off for Boston.”
The FAA is looking into the close call.
Southwest Airlines mentioned, “We are aware of the incident and are working with the FAA to fully understand the circumstances.”
Multiple close calls were reported at Boston Logan last year. One of the incidents involved a JetBlue flight and a Learjet..
The pilot of the Learjet took off without permission and almost crashed into the JetBlue flight, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The pilot of a Hop-A-Jet flight, Learjet 60, took off without permission while a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway.
As the Learjet started to takeoff without permission, the JetBlue pilot quickly performed a go-around to avoid a collision. The JetBlue plane, which had been given permission to land, passed about 400 feet above the Learjet.
Also last year, there was a close call between an American Airlines flight and a Spirit Airlines flight. at Boston Logan.