Passengers aboard an American Airlines Airbus A321-200 at Los Angeles International Airport were delayed by over two hours on Sunday night after the pilots had to initiate a rejected takeoff. As per CNN, the flight, AA2453, was taking off for Boston in the evening of September 28 when an AeroLogic Boeing 777F entered the same runway ahead.

Los Angeles International Airport

IATA Code

LAX

City

Los Angeles

IATA/ICAO Code

LAX/KLAX

ICAO Code

KLAX

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The air traffic controller subsequently cancelled AA2453's takeoff clearance, and the pilots performed a high-speed rejected takeoff. The aircraft returned to the gate before departing two and a half hours late, and the rejected takeoff prevented what could have become a catastrophic collision. The 777F ha

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