Bermuda Bound Plane Aborts Takeoff In Miami
An American Airlines flight headed to Bermuda aborted its takeoff in Miami on Friday evening after a business jet entered the same runway, getting as close as a third of a mile apart at one point.
This is according to a CNN report which said that a “tense exchange between the business jet pilot and an air traffic controller ensued when the incident happened around 6 p.m. ET, air traffic control audio shows.
“You just crossed an active runway,” the controller said, according to a ATC.com recording of air traffic control audio. “You just told me to cross the runway, sir,” the pilot said. “No, we said Amerijet 461,” the controller responds.
The flight later departed for Bermuda, the spokesperson said.
NBC Miami reported, “An American Airlines flight leaving from Miami International Airport was stopped on Friday after another unauthorized aircraft was spotted on the runway, officials said.
“According to American Airlines, flight 308, which was scheduled to go to Bermuda, stopped its takeoff when it received clearance after crew members saw the other plane on the runway. The Federal Aviation Agency said the other plane was unauthorized to be on the runway. The FAA will investigate the incident.”
