{"id":322681,"date":"2026-06-28T17:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322681\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:44:09","slug":"american-airlines-flight-aborts-takeoff-at-mia-after-business-jet-enters-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/322681\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines flight aborts takeoff at MIA after business jet enters runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0June 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/JR4CMUWJHZG5LF4HQ2RMQOYJGM.png\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/>American Airlines jets at Miami International Airport. (WPLG) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 An American Airlines flight to Bermuda aborted its takeoff after a business jet entered the same runway at Miami International Airport on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">American Airlines Flight 308 later departed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a statement, an airline official said that after receiving clearance, the crew &#8220;discontinued its takeoff when (they) observed another aircraft on the runway.\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/27\/us\/american-airlines-flight-aborted-takeoff-miami\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/27\/us\/american-airlines-flight-aborted-takeoff-miami\">to CNN<\/a>, there was a tense exchange between an MIA air traffic controller and the pilot of the business jet when the incident happened at around 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The American Airlines statement concluded, \u201cWe appreciate the quick actions of our crew members and thank our customers for their understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 News also reached out to NetJets, the company that owns the business jet, as well as the Federal Aviation Administation.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Chris Gothner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3be3b5ed-fb4b-43ce-8b.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Chris Gothner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Liane Morejon\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/d280f347-3e15-408e-99.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Liane Morejon<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Liane Morejon is an Emmy-winning reporter who joined the Local 10 News family in January 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0June 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandAmerican Airlines jets at Miami International Airport. 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