Two planes had a close call while approaching New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday.
According to flight-tracking data, the planes came within 500 feet vertically of each other.
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It’s at least the second close call at the travel hub in recent weeks.
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Fox News explained further:
The incident came one day after a separate plane struck a light pole and damaged a bakery truck while landing in New Jersey, marking the latest in a string of aviation close calls.
Air traffic control audio shows a controller at JFK alerted the pilot of a Delta flight, operated by its subsidiary Endeavor Air, to a smaller aircraft flying less than 500 feet above them, according to ABC7.
Data from Flightradar24 cited by ABC7 shows the planes were separated by about 475 feet vertically as their paths crossed. The Endeavor aircraft was at about 2,100 feet, while the
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