“You shouldn’t be on the runway,” the air traffic controller scolded the crew of the Southwest jet, according to audio obtained by LiveATC.com.
“I don’t need an argument,” the air traffic controller said sternly.Both planes circled the airport before landing safely.“The FAA looked into the events and determined the appropriate steps were taken to ensure safe operations,” the agency said.Southwest spokesperson Chris Perry, told the Chronicle that
Aborted landings are “fairly routine,” Southwest spokesperson Chris Pery told the paper. “If there was anything amiss on this one, we’ll work with the FAA on next steps.” Last week’s near-miss comes as a number of similar close calls in recent years are being investigated by transportation safety officials.
The San Francisco airport was the scene of a frightening near-disaster in 2017, when pilots of an Air Canada jet mistook a taxiway for their runway andwaiting to take off. The plane missed the others by just 14 feet. The FAA announced this week it is investing $100 million in improvements at 12 airports — not including San Francisco — to
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