25 Investigates: Another Delta flight aborts landing at Boston Logan Airport

Getting answers, uncovering the truth. Boston 25 News investigates. We told you about one and now 25 investigates has learned of another Delta flight forced to quickly abort its landing in Boston. I'm investigative reporter Ted Daniel. This animation from flight aware shows Delta flight 10 75 from Raleigh about the touchdown at Logan Airport sunday afternoon. You can see here the plane pull away to the left after an air traffic controller told the pilots to go around. A person who identified themselves as a passenger tells 25 investigates the flight crew announced that there was another aircraft on the runway. This happened just one day after another Delta flight was forced to make a similar maneuver. In that case, a flight from Dallas had to take evasive action to avoid an American Airlines jet that had been cleared for takeoff on the same intersecting runway. Experts estimate those two planes came within roughly 300 ft of each other. Delta says go around are by design safe and routine maneuvers to ensure safety when conditions aren't perfect for landing. More details now. Aviation experts were on Capitol Hill today to answer questions about flight safety. Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu now heads Airlines for America. He was asked how A. I. Plays a role in the process. A. I. Can be an amazing tool. There's no question about it. But at the end of the day, it's all about the people right that are behind the tool and the analytics used. So do we see A. I. Being integral in um flight planning things of that nature warning systems potentially. But you have to have the training and the people behind it, which is why our effort is always about whether it's air traffic controllers, pilot training, whatever it might take so that that tool is being properly utilized. But it's a tool. It's not a solution. Also concerning lawmakers, air traffic controller staffing shortages, aging infrastructure, increasing airspace complexity and the need for F. A. A. Modernization. This is an evolving issue. We will continue to monitor it closely. I'm Ted Daniel for 25 Investigates. How