Close call between 2 planes at New York’s JFK airport is under investigation, FAA says

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration declared it is starting up a probe into how a industrial airliner taxied in entrance of a flight that was getting off from New York’s John F. Kennedy Intercontinental Airport Friday night.

The crew of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 aborted its takeoff, eventually halting in just 1,000 ft of the taxiing American Airways Boeing 777, the FAA reported. No one particular was hurt in the incident, which took place about 8:45 pm Friday.

Air traffic controllers experienced “notified a different plane crossing the runway in entrance of the departing jetliner,” the FAA stated in a statement. “According to a preliminary assessment, Delta Air Traces Flight 1943 stopped its takeoff roll close to 1,000 ft right before reaching the point where by American Airways Flight 106, a Boeing 777, experienced crossed from an adjacent taxiway.”

According to Delta, its flight — a 737-900 certain for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — had 145 buyers and six crew customers on board.

The flight returned to the gate and then could not depart because of to staffing problems, Delta reported. The flight ultimately still left Saturday morning, and Delta said it offered consumers with a lodge continue to be.

“The protection of our prospects and crew is generally Delta’s amount a single precedence,” Delta stated in a assertion to CNN, adding that it will cooperate with the Countrywide Transportation Safety Board with any assessment.

“Delta will get the job done with and assist the NTSB on a complete assessment of flight 1943 on Jan. 13 about an aborted takeoff procedure at New York-JFK. We apologize to our clients for the inconvenience and delay of their travels.”

The NTSB has not still said it is investigating the incident.

American Airways did not comment, referring all queries to the FAA. FlightAware data demonstrates American Airlines Flight 106 was a London Heathrow-certain flight that took off on time Friday night time from JFK and arrived on time in London Saturday morning.