11:51 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nA Lufthansa jet was forced to abort a take-off from New York’s JFK airport after an Egyptian plane on the ground strayed too close to the runway.<\/p>\n
“Cancel take-off plans,” the American air traffic control official shouted over the radio.<\/p>\n
A US air traffic official said an EgyptAir jet was told to remain 250ft (76m) from the runway the Lufthansa plane was using, but moved too close.<\/p>\n
The Lufthansa jet braked quickly after being ordered to stop by air traffic.<\/p>\n
Radio chatter indicates the pilot slammed on the plane’s brakes after being ordered to come to a stop.<\/p>\n
US aviation authorities are now investigating how the near-miss came about.<\/p>\n
The Munich-bound Lufthansa plane, an Airbus A340, was carrying 286 passengers, while the Egypt air jet was a Boeing 777, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n
Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, told the Associated Press the Lufthansa plane stopped “a considerable distance” from EgyptAir flight 986.<\/p>\n
After the Lufthansa plane halted, the pilot said he had “hot brakes” and needed to take a minute. The tower controller then said a maintenance crew would inspect them.<\/p>\n
Then, a man identified as a pilot for a Virgin America plane said on the radio: “That was quite a show. We thought it was going be a short career.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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