The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway.
The incident involving American Airlines flight 2246 from Boston happened around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, nearly two hours before a Southwest Airlines flight in Chicago had to perform the same maneuver to avoid colliding with a private jet.
American Airlines Flight 2246 was requested by air traffic control to delay landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington “to allow another aircraft more time to take off” at around 8:20 a.
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An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to avoid another plane.
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