According to a report from The New York Post, a flight headed for London’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was forced to kill flight and make breaks in the middle of the road on Thursday to prevent colliding with another planes on the tarmac.
When the aircraft slam on the brakes as Norse Atlantic Airways Trip Z0702 approached the runway because of what the airport described as a “potential restriction on the runway.” Another aircraft was getting ready for takeoff from an intersecting airport, according to a Norse manager.
FlightRadar24 data showed the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner reaching 87 knots ( 100 mph ) when instantly slowing down and turning left back onto the runway.
One customer, Angela Blevins, said the halt was immediate but did not cause stress. ” No one really screamed, except maybe a dozen unexpected words because we stopped so quickly”, Angela told the New York Post. ” It did n’t feel like a crash or that we were in danger”.
A Norse Atlantic flight attendant, who spoke secretly, downplayed the circumstance, noting that the other helicopter was at the high end of the cross airport. ” JFK is very active, you look both ways before crossing”.
In a statement, Norse Atlantic Airways called the affair small, stressing that the safety of passengers and crew was never in danger. ” Our aircraft are extremely trained for such activities”, the airport said.
The aircraft took off again soon afterwards, landing safely at London’s Gatwick Airport six hours later.
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