A JetBlue pilot had to take action while landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport when another aircraft crossed an intersecting runway.
A JetBlue Airways jet sits on the tarmac at O'Hare Airport October 26, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. JetBlue today announced the start of service to the city. The airline will service New York's JFK Airport and Long Beach Airport from Chicago. apart.
An air traffic controller instructed the pilot of the Learjet to line up and wait on one runway while the JetBlue flight landed on another, the FAA said in a statement.Brian Kelly, Found of The Points Guy, shares important tips for anyone looking to fly. "The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead," the FAA said. "The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and initiated a climb-out as the Learjet crossed the intersection."The close call at Logan is the latest near miss involving commercial aircraft in the past few months. There was one at
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