VIDEO. “Stop, stop, stop”: one landed and the other took off, a collision between two planes narrowly avoided

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A private jet and a Delta Air Lines flight about to take off nearly collided on Friday, December 27, on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). An investigation has been opened by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

A tragic accident was narrowly avoided on Friday, December 27, on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where two planes nearly collided. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the American air regulator, has opened an investigation to elucidate the causes of this incident, according to the Associated Press.

The incident occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. An Embraer E135 private jet carrying the Gonzaga University (Spokane, Washington) basketball team had just landed and was heading to its gate. boarding.

As it was about to cross a runway, air traffic controllers abruptly ordered the plane operated by Key Lime Air to stop to let a Delta Airlines plane that was crossing its path take off, our colleagues report.

A palpable tension

“Air traffic controllers asked Key Lime Air Flight 563 to stop before crossing the airport runway, because another plane was taking off at the same time. When the Embraer E135 crossed the hold bars, controllers asked the pilots to stop immediately. The plane never crossed the runway edge line”, the FAA said in a communiqué.

The tension was palpable in the control tower, as evidenced by a video shared on X by the airport. In it, a controller can be heard making an urgent call: “Stop, stop, stop“. The plane, which was approaching the boundary, eventually stopped before continuing on its way a few moments later.

“The flight was normal and we are not aware of any communication from the FAA regarding this flight,”, the airline said in a statement. “We are cooperating with aviation authorities as they investigate,” it added.