An Alaska Airlines flight abandons its Nashville takeoff to prevent a possible clash with another aircraft on the runway.
Two planes collided on busy tarmac in Atlanta, resulting in an incident that occurred days later.
A crisis was averted two days after two planes collided on an Atlanta tarmac when the pilot of an Alaska Airlines flight in Tennessee pumped the brakes while attempting to take off from Nashville International Airport (BNA) and narrowly avoided a potential collision with another plane.
A Southwest plane on the runway caused a "potential traffic conflict" that led to the aborted takeoff of Flight 369 at BNA on Thursday morning, according to an Alaska Airlines spokesperson.
Air traffic control granted clearance for takeoff of the Alaska aircraft heading to Seattle.
The abrupt application of brakes by the pilot prevented the incident from escalating, the airline stated.
Alaska Airlines expressed gratitude for the quick thinking of its pilots who expertly applied the brakes to prevent the incident from worsening. The pilots were trained for such situations and handled the scenario with skill. The crew safely taxied the aircraft away from the runway and towards the terminal, where the tires deflated due to the rapid stop on the runway, as planned.
All 176 passengers and crew on board the airline safely deplaned and reached the terminal.
The airline announced that another aircraft will be deployed to Nashville to transport guests to Seattle, with an arrival time scheduled for later tonight. The airline expressed deep regret for the concerning experience this caused for both guests and crew members.
The FAA stated that the incident is currently being investigated.
Alaska Airlines Flight 369 aborted its takeoff at Nashville International Airport due to Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 being cleared to cross the same runway. The Alaska Airlines crew reported blown tires during braking. The FAA is currently investigating the incident, which took place around 9:15 a.m. local time on Thursday.
Alaska Airlines added that no injuries were reported by passengers or crew members.
Officials said maintenance technicians in Nashville are inspecting the aircraft.
On Wednesday, a near-miss occurred at BNA, just two days after a Delta Airbus A350 and an Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 jet collided on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday.
According to Delta's statement, the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.
Planet Chronicle Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
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