JetBlue and Southwest Airlines planes nearly collided at the airport and stopped less than 100 meters apart
News from Civil Aviation Resources Network on April 19, 2024: According to CBS News, on the morning of April 18, local time, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways planes almost collided at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, USA.
It is reported that the flights involved are Southwest Airlines flight WN2937 and JetBlue Airways flight 1554. Southwest Airlines flight WN2937 is operated by a Boeing 737MAX (registration number N8710M) and is planned to fly from Washington Airport to Orlando, Florida. JetBlue flight 1554 was operated by an E190 aircraft (registration number N323JB) and was scheduled to fly from Washington to Boston. At 7:41 a.m. on April 18, air traffic control personnel directed Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 to cross Runway 4 of Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington. At the same time, JetBlue flight 1554 to Logan Airport was cleared to take off from the same runway.
The air traffic control personnel who discovered the situation urgently notified the pilots of the two passenger planes and asked them to stop immediately. From the video, you can hear the voice of the female controller asking "the E190 aircraft to abort takeoff". In the end, the two planes braked suddenly and were only about 91 meters apart. No one was injured.