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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call at JFK international airport on Friday evening in which two planes nearly collided on the runway.
The incident took place between a Delta Air Lines aircraft bound for the Dominican Republic and an American Airlines flight.
At about 8.45pm, as the Delta plane was accelerating down the runway for takeoff, the American Airlines plane appeared to surprise it by crossing the runway ahead.
In a statement, the FAA said that “air traffic controllers noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner”.
