A London-bound flight from John F Kennedy Worldwide Airport was pressured to abort takeoff and hit breaks mid-way on Thursday to keep away from colliding with one other airplane on the runway, in keeping with a report by The New York Submit.
Norse Atlantic Airways Flight Z0702 was accelerating for departure when the pilots needed to slam on the brakes as a result of what the airline described as a “potential obstruction on the runway.” In line with a Norse steward, the obstruction was one other airplane getting ready for takeoff from an intersecting runway.
FlightRadar24 information confirmed the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner reaching 87 knots (100 mph) earlier than abruptly slowing down and turning left again onto the taxiway.
One passenger, Angela Blevins, mentioned the cease was sudden however didn’t trigger panic. “Nobody actually screamed, besides perhaps a couple of sudden utterances as a result of we stopped so shortly,” Angela instructed the New York Submit. “It didn’t really feel like a crash or that we had been in peril.”
A Norse Atlantic flight attendant, who spoke anonymously, downplayed the state of affairs, noting that the opposite airplane was on the far finish of the crossing runway. “JFK may be very busy, you look each methods earlier than crossing.”
In a press release, Norse Atlantic Airways referred to as the incident minor, stressing that the protection of passengers and crew was by no means in jeopardy. “Our pilots are extremely educated for such occasions,” the airline mentioned.
The airplane took off once more shortly afterward, touchdown safely at London’s Gatwick Airport six hours later.
Flight slams brakes mid-takeoff to keep away from collision with crossing airplane: ‘Stopped so shortly’
