A Delta jetliner was forced to abruptly abort its takeoff after another plane made a wrong turn near the runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – the latest in a string of alarming close calls across the US.
Flight 1482 was barreling down the runway Friday night on its departure for Salt Lake City with 164 passengers and six crew members aboard, Fox 8 Live reported.
Around the same time, a private Learjet made a wrong turn onto a taxiway after landing and came too close to the Delta plane, which slammed on the brakes.
“The Learjet never crossed the hold short line. The controller cancelled the takeoff clearance for the Delta Airbus A321 out of an abundance of caution,” the Federal Aviation Administration said, according to Fox 13.
Pilots need to be cleared to cross hold-short markings separating runways from taxiways.
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