Delta flight forced to hit the brakes before takeoff in Mexico City while another jet lands on the same track

A Delta flight had just begun at the International Airport of Mexico City Benito Juárez when a regional plane seemed to fly on the plane and land in front of him on the same track, which forced Delta’s pilots to hit the brakes.

Aeromexico Flight 1691, arriving from the city of Aguascalientes, landed on Monday when Delta Flight 590 bound for Atlanta was accelerated to start takeoff at 7:28 am local time, according to Delta and preliminary flight data from the follow -up site Flightadar24. The data show that the Boeing 737-800 Delta reached 62 knots, or approximately 71 miles per hour, before the pilots stopped the plane and stopped their takeoff.

The Delta pilots left the track and returned to the door, said the airline. The plane received additional fuel and finally left for Atlanta at 9:42 am the flight that transported 144 passengers and six crew members landed safely in Atlanta at 3:20 pm et, according to Delta.

“Because nothing is more important than the safety of our clients and people, Delta will completely cooperate with the authorities as the circumstances are investigated on this flight. We appreciate the actions of the flight crew to maintain the situational consciousness and act quickly, part of the wide training of Delta,” said a Delta spokesman in a statement to News themezone.

Following the incident, Delta says he presented reports before the National Transportation Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Civil Aviation Agency of Mexico, which is the country’s aviation regulator.

Aeromexico said he is working closely with the corresponding authorities to conduct an investigation. “In Aeromexico, the safety of our clients and employees is, and it will always be, our highest priority,” said the airline statement.

The Mexican aviation authorities did not comment when News themezone were contacted on Tuesday.

Days before the incident in Mexico, the pilot of a Skywest flight, which was operating as Delta Connection, apologized to passengers after doing what he described as a “Aggressive maneuver” While approaching a track in Minot, North Dakota, where the plane was prepared to land. The pilot said he had made the maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber of the United States Air Force that seemed to fly along “a convergent course” with his plane.

The Air Force says that its flight crew was in communication with air traffic control, but it was not informed about the plane.

Skywest said the flight, from Minneapolis, had 76 passengers and four crew members on board.

Airline and FAA are investigating the incident.

• Federal Aviation Administration
• Mexico
• National Transport Security Board
• Delta airlines