Close Encounter Involving 3 Planes at San Francisco Airport

Close Encounter Involving 3 Planes at San Francisco Airport
A United Airlines plane taxis on the runway at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on Oct. 19, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Two aircraft aborted their landings at the San Francisco International Airport in California on May 19 after sighting another plane on the runway—part of a string of dangerous aircraft safety events occurring recently.

The incident involved a United flight and an Alaska Airlines flight aborting their landings. The planes were cleared to land on two different runways. However, a Southwest flight moved across these two runways, forcing both pilots to abort the landing and pull up. Both planes circled around for some time before landing.

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