The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a runway proximity incident Thursday afternoon at Boston Logan International Airport.
According to Delta, Flight DL263 carrying 284 passengers and 11 crew members had originally been scheduled to fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to New York John F. Kennedy (JFK). Due to weather in the New York area, the flight diverted to Boston where the aircraft was set to land around 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
As the A330-900 (registration N421DX) approached Logan, air traffic control (ATC) instructed the crew to go around to ensure separation from Cape Air Flight 548, which had been cleared for takeoff from an intersecting runway at the same time.
ATC audio confirms controllers telling the Delta crew to discontinue the landing. The go-around was executed normally — a standard safety maneuver in modern airline operations.
In a statement, the FAA said:
“Air traffic control instructed Delta Air Lines Flight 263 to perform a go-around at Boston Logan International Airport because Cape Air Flight 548 was cleared to takeoff from an intersecting runway.”
Both aircraft remained under positive ATC control throughout the sequence, and no injuries were reported. The Delta aircraft later arrived safely on the next approach.
The FAA has not yet provided additional details about how close the two aircraft came, and is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the timing of both clearances.
Delta said the safety of customers and crews remains its top priority.
