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Runway Incursions
Near Misses at EWR Keep on Keepin' on
April 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM | 0 Comments
Near misses between planes on the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport are nothing new. The airport has consistently ranked high on the FAA's list of dangerous US airports for runway accidents but is EWR even trying to remedy the situation?
Described as runway incursions, these scary incidents happens when "an aircraft, vehicle, person or object on the ground" endangers an aircraft on take off or landing.
Last Friday night, our friend was on a Jet Blue plane from Florida and according to her, all was swell on the flight. Even the landing seemed to be OK until suddenly, the plane slammed on the brakes just missing a Jamaican Air plane.
The Jet Blue plane came to a complete stop and passengers were all freaked out. The crew asked if everyone was OK but according to our spy in the sky, the pilot never apologized. And no, her "more legroom" seat did not make the experience any less frightening. Yikes.
Got a runway incursion experience of your own? Share it with the group.
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· Newark Liberty International coverage [Jaunted]
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[Photo of EWR: Google Maps]
