A Delta flight was forced to abandon a high-speed takeoff today after
another plane appeared at the end of the runway, according to the
Chinese aviation authority.
Detroit-bound flight DL582 was about
to take off from Shanghai Pudong Airport at 11:40am when a Japan
Airlines plane 'invaded the runway', according to a statement released
by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
機票價格查詢
All
217 passengers and 15 crew members have returned to the terminal safely
and no injuries have been reported, according to a Delta
spokesperson.Passengers told Xinmin Evening News that the nose of the
Airbus A350 had already lifted off the ground when the pilot slammed the
brakes.
Videos and photos shared by witnesses show emergency services putting out a fire after the aircraft's tyres burst.
Inspections were also completed by the maintenance team, a Delta spokesperson told MailOnline.
All
passengers have been arranged to board an extra flight, DL9924, which
is scheduled to depart Shanghai tomorrow at 8am.The CAAC East China
Regional Administration is investigating the incident.
This is not the first time a near-miss incident has occurred in Shanghai.
On
October 11, 2016, flight MU-5643 was about to take off from Shanghai
Hongqiao International Airport when it encountered another plane in its
path along the runway.
The pilot, named He Chao, chose to
accelerate and fly over the other aircraft avoiding a head-on crash by
just 19 metres (62 feet).
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