'CANCEL TAKEOFF CLEARANCE!' An air traffic controller narrowly avoided a disaster when he saw that two planes were about to collide on the runway at JFK Airport Friday night.
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The pilot initiated an emergency stop protocol after the plane had already reached a speed of 115mph.Delta Air Lines' departing Boeing 737 plane then came to a safe stop on the John F. Kennedy International Airport runway as the other crossed in front around 8:45 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The Delta plane that aborted its takeoff and returned to the gate and the 145 passengers were given overnight accommodations and continued their trip the following morning. Heale, who was traveling with his husband for their winter getaway to the Dominican Republic, said it wasn't until he was scrolling on Twitter the next day that he realized the gravity of what could have happened on that runway.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday that it will investigate. The National Transportation Safety Board also said it was looking into the case.
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