"I Felt The Adrenalin": Delta Passenger Recalls Near-Miss At US Airport
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The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a collision was averted at New York's JFK airport.
An investigation is underway after a crash between two planes was averted at New York's JFK airport on Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said. The near-miss involved a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 and American Airlines Boeing 777. And now, a passenger who was present in the Delta flight has recalled the harrowing experience. Brian Healy told NBC News that his fellow travellers screamed and gasped when their plane had to abort its takeoff as they came "split seconds" away from crashing into another aircraft.
"I felt the adrenaline and there was total quiet on the plane and then there was relief when the plane came to a stop," he added.
The FAA said that the Delta plane came to stop around 1,000 feet from where American Airlines Flight 106 had crossed from an adjacent taxiway.
"We're talking split seconds here, but the initial cognition was this is not going to end well," Mr Healy said, adding that some passengers were overcome by "panic".
