'Unbelievably dangerous': Delta flight to Minneapolis has close call with Air Force jet
According to CNN, warning signals sounded in cockpit of Delta Flight 2983 as it was departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 2:15 p.m. CT Friday.
Delta has confirmed that 131 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots were on the plane, and CNN is reporting that the Air Force jet buzzed by at an altitude of 800 feet and a speed greater than 350 mph.
According to CNN, citing air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net, says a pilot on the Delta plane asked air traffic controllers if there was "an actual aircraft about 500 feet below us as we came off the DCA (DCA is the code for the airport).
The controller responded: 'Delta 2983, affirmative."
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people," Delta said in a statement. "That's why the flight crew followed procedures to maneuver the aircraft as instructed."
.U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar called the reported incident "unbelievably dangerous."
"Unbelievably dangerous and thank God people are safe," Klobuchar posted on X. "My first call to Department of Defense tomorrow: why are your planes flying 500 feet below passenger jets full of Minnesotans headed from DCA to my state."
Flight Aware says Delta Flight 2983 landed safety at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 4:46 p.m. CT Friday.
CNN says the Air Force jet that allegedly flew close to the Delta flight was one of four T-38s that were participating in a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery.
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