The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a near-collision between two commercial aircraft at Boston Logan International Airport that occurred Saturday morning.
A Delta Air Lines flight originating from Dallas was forced to perform what is known as a go-around — an aborted landing — after an American Airlines aircraft departed from a runway that crossed its flight path, according to the FAA and flight records.
The crew aboard Delta flight 2351 worked with air traffic control to carry out the go-around safely, a Delta spokesperson confirmed. There were 129 passengers and six crew members on the flight, and the plane ultimately landed without incident and passengers exited normally, the spokesperson added.
Both American Airlines and Boston Logan Airport directed media inquiries to the FAA for comment.
The FAA notes that go-arounds are considered safe and standard procedures, carried out either at the pilot’s discretion or at the direction of air traffic controllers.
This close call follows a string of aviation accidents in recent days. A founder of a gaming company lost his life in a plane crash in France on Saturday. Earlier in the week, a business jet went down in Laredo, Texas, claiming one life.
On Monday, a B-52 bomber crashed during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing all eight people on board. The previous Sunday, a plane carrying skydivers crashed in Missouri, resulting in 12 fatalities.
