A plane from Switzerland narrowly avoids a collision in New York
At JFK airport, the Swiss company’s Airbus had to make emergency braking to avoid a collision with three other planes.
Flight SWR17K New York-Zurich that had begun to accelerate before stopping suddenly could align itself to the left and restart takeoff (photo pretext).
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An Airbus A330-300 from the Swiss company that was going to Zurich came close to disaster on Wednesday, April 17, our colleagues from “20 Minutes” report. While the last one was preparing to take off at 8:15pm (local time) on runway 4L, three other planes with departure authorization at the same time were about to cross this same runway .
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The pilots of Swiss Air flight SWR17K immediately stopped with emergency braking when they noticed “traffic on the runway”. One of them ordered: “Stop going. Traffic on the road.
So far, the US airport control tower has not made official contact. On the other hand, the Swiss spokesperson Meike Fuhlrott spoke and confirmed the facts: “Thanks to the high level of situational awareness and quick response of our team, a potentially dangerous situation was quickly resolved. “
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The latter, which had started to accelerate before it suddenly stopped, was able to finally bank up to the left and take off before landing safely in Zurich on Thursday 18 April, 2024.
Another disaster averted:
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2024-04-22 07:56:37
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