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A near-collision between two passenger planes departing from Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 31 highlighted concerns about the safety of flying during an ongoing government shutdown.

Shortly before 4 p.m., an ITA Airways jet and American Airlines jet were climbing after taking off on from parallel runways when the ITA plane abruptly banked left into the American Airlines plane’s path, according to radio traffic compiled by VASAviation .

As the plane drifted left off of its planned course, air traffic control commanded the Italian pilot to “turn right heading 270 immediately.”

“Stop your altitude climb,” controllers told the American Airlines pilot shortly thereafter. “

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