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2 Planes Almost Crash Into Each Other in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO, JUL 21 – Air traffic controllers cleared both planes for the same runway use simultaneously, forcing a Delta jet with 150 onboard to abort takeoff and delay departure by three hours.
- On Monday, July 21, 2025, Delta Flight 590 nearly collided at Mexico City airport when another aircraft landed on the same runway as it was taking off.
- The incident happened when Aeromexico’s Embraer 190 regional jet, operating as Flight 1631, passed just under 200 feet above a departing Delta plane before touching down ahead of it on runway 5R.
- Delta’s pilots stopped the Boeing 737-800 takeoff at about 60 miles per hour and returned safely to the gate with 144 passengers and six crew on board.
- Delta emphasized that the well-being of their customers and staff is their highest priority and commended the crew’s prompt response, highlighting that it reflects the thorough training they receive.
- Delta reported the incident to Mexican and U.S. aviation authorities, will fully cooperate in the investigation, and the flight took off about three hours later for Atlanta.
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Delta jet aborts takeoff to avoid collision with plane landing in Mexico City
Pilots of a Delta Air Lines jet with 144 passengers on board and bound for Atlanta from Mexico City on Monday morning had to slam the brakes on during takeoff to avoid colliding with a jet landing on the same runway. Delta flight 590 was taking off from Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico’s largest and busiest airport, when AeroMéxico Connect flight 1631 appeared overhead and in front of them, according to Delta and data from Flightrada…
Delta plane aborts takeoff in Mexico City after plane nearly lands on top of aircraft
Delta Air Lines flight aborted takeoff in Mexico City after crew spotted an Aeromexico plane landing on the same runway, one of several recent safety incidents involving Delta aircraft.
New York Post
The Savage NationDelta flight frantically halts takeoff as another plane almost lands on top of it in heart-pounding scene
A US-bound Delta flight with at least 150 people onboard was forced to hit the brakes during takeoff in Mexico this week when another jet nearly landed on top...
The Delta Air Lines aircraft was in motion at more than 90 km/h and was preparing to take off when the Aeromexico aircraft passed over it to land on the same runway.
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