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Delta Planes Narrowly Avoid Mid-Air Collision
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Two Delta passenger planes flew so close to one another that both of their collision warning systems were triggered.
Delta Flight 1568 aborted a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as it flew in from Pittsburgh on Monday evening.
Delta flight 2472 was taking off from a parallel runway as the tower directed the 8-year-old Airbus A321 to climb 4,000 feet on a right turn.
“Delta 1568, going around,” the pilot of the landing plane repeated before being told also to climb 4,000 feet on a right turn, setting off both planes’ anti-collision alarms.
In a statement, Delta said, “During the go-around, the flight crew maneuvered in accordance with established procedures while maintaining safe operations.”