Alaska Airlines Plane Aborts Takeoff To Avoid Collision With Southwest Jet

An Alaska Airlines airplane aborted takeoff on a runway at Nashville International Airport on Thursday to avoid a potential collision with a Southwest Airlines jet, the airline said.

Alaska Airlines 369, with 176 passengers and six crew on board, aborted takeoff due to a potential traffic conflict after it had received clearance for takeoff from air traffic control, the airline said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 had been cleared to cross the end of the same runway and the agency is investigating the incident. The Alaska pilots immediately applied the brakes to prevent the incident from escalating, the carrier added. The plane had been scheduled to fly to Seattle and passengers are being moved to a new plane.

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