Delta Flight abandoned takeoff in Mexico after spotting the land landing on the same track

A jet of Delta Air Lines passengers abandoned the takeoff this week in Mexico after his flight team observed another plane landing in front of him on the same track.

The incident Monday involving the Delta 590 flight occurred just a few days after a pilot of a Skywest Airlines flight operated by Delta Air Lines was forced to perform an “aggressive maneuver” Avoid a US Air Force B-52 bomber. Another Delta flight also experienced an apparent engine fire shortly after the departure of Los Angeles last week, forcing him to turn around.

“Because nothing is more important than the security of our customers and our people, Delta will cooperate fully with the authorities because the circumstances around this theft are the subject of a survey,” a spokesman for Delta in Fox News Digital for the Mexico City. “We appreciate the actions of the driving crew to maintain the awareness of the situation and act quickly – part of the in -depth training of Delta.”

The spokesman said the Boeing 737-800 plane, carrying 144 passengers, two pilots and four on-board agents, initiated his take-off process for Atlanta on Monday morning when the flight crew spotted another plane landing in front of them. This plane was identified in media reports as an EMME E190 operated by Aeromexico.

B-52 was on the flight path approved by the FAA before the Delta regional jet near Miss, says Air Force

A Delta Air Lines plane is seen at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, January 19, 2023. (Reuters / Henry Romero)

The flight crew securely stopped takeoff and returned to a door at the airport, the spokesperson said.

Then, after taking additional fuel and consulted with managers of Delta security and flight operations, the plane left Mexico City for Georgia about three hours later.

Delta’s spokesman also said the airline had reported to Mexico air authorities and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Delta Flight makes an emergency landing at Lax after a fire fire visible captured on video

A delta plane approaches landing at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on July 22, 2025. (Yuri Cortez / AFP via Getty Images)

The officials said that the Delta 590 flight and the Aeromexico 1631 flight were only 200 feet apart at the time of the incident, the Delta plane reached only speeds of around 60 mph before the brake WSB-TV.

Aeromexico did not immediately respond to a request for comments Wednesday at Fox News Digital.

The video shows flames drawing a delta air Lines plane when she left Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, July 18. (Flights)

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“We are working in close collaboration with the corresponding authorities to conduct a detailed investigation,” said a spokesperson Simple flight. “At Aeromexico, the security of our customers and employees is and will always be our highest priority.”