A Delta Air Lines passenger beam demolished this week in Mexico City demolished after the cockpit crew had turned out to be another plane for the same runway for it.
The incident Monday with Delta Flight 590 happened only a few days after a pilot of a Skywest Airlines flight managed by Delta Air Lines was forced to perform an “aggressive maneuver” Avoid an American Air Force B-52 bomber. Another Delta flight also experienced an apparent motorcycle fire shortly after departure from Los Angeles last week, forcing it to turn around.
The spokesperson said that the Boeing 737-800 plane, with 144 passengers, two pilots and four stewardesses, initiate its starting process for Atlanta, when the cockpit beaming saw another plane landed for them. That aircraft was identified in media reports as an Embraer E190 operated by Aeromexico.
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A plane from Delta Air Lines can be seen on Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 19, 2023. (Reuters/Henry Romero)
The cockpit crew stopped safely and returned to a gate at the airport, according to the spokesperson.
After recording extra fuel and consulting Delta Safety and Flight Operations officials, the plane left Mexico City to Georgia about three hours later.
The Delta spokesperson also said that the airline has submitted reports to the aviation authorities in Mexico, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration and the American National Transportation Safety Board.
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A Delta aircraft is approaching on July 22, 2025 for landing on Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty images)
Officials said that Delta Flight 590 and Aeromexico Flight 1631 were only 200 feet apart at the time of the incident, with the Delta plane only reaching a speed of around 60 MPH before they brake, according to brakes WSB TV.
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“We work closely with the corresponding authorities to conduct a detailed investigation,” a spokesperson said Simmer. “At Aeromexico, the safety of our customers and employees will and will be our highest priority.”
