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A landing Delta Air Line flight narrowly avoided an aircraft cleared to takeoff from an intersecting runway

The incident occurred on Thursday, Oct. 30 at Boston Logan International Airport

Aviation expert John Nance tells local outlet WCVB 5 there was at least a half mile between the planes

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed collision at Boston Logan International Airport last week, the department has confirmed.

According to FlightAware , Delta Air Lines flight 263 from Paris departed in the early afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 30 for New York City. However, flight records indicate the aircraft diverted to Boston as it approached the East Coast.

As the plane was approaching for landing, the pilots of the Airbus A330-900 were instructe

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