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Landing, Taxiing Jets Miss Each Other by 200 Feet

One Jet Lands as Another Tries
to Take Off on Same Runway

Jul 23, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

One Jet Lands as Another Tries to Take Off on Same Runway

Aeromexico, Delta planes have a 200-foot near miss in Mexico City

(Newser) - In the ideal world of air travel, "coming in for a landing" does not mean "nearly on top of another aircraft." Yet CNN reports this is nearly what transpired at Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport on Monday, with one incoming Aeromexico jet flying over a...

Travelers on Man Who Walked on Wing: He Did It 'to Protect Everyone'

Travelers Stuck on
Plane for Hours Applaud
Rebel Passenger

Jan 27, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Travelers Stuck on Plane for Hours Applaud Rebel Passenger

Man turned over to Mexican cops after walking onto wing; others say he did it 'to protect everyone'

(Newser) - At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes. The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff on Thursday. The...

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