Two planes nearly collide at DC’s Reagan National Airport

Published April 18, 2024 10:53pm ET



A near collision between two aircraft was avoided earlier Thursday at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. 

JetBlue and Southwest Airlines airplanes avoided each other by only 400 feet. Air traffic control recordings show controllers yelling at the JetBlue flight to stop its takeoff as the Southwest flight began taxiing on the runway. 

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