2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
American Airlines passenger planes are parked at Miami International Airport, in Miami on July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart.
Audio of the incident shortly after midnight Friday shows how he found a solution to ensure the planes that were both called American 2482 maintained proper separation as one plane arrived from Chicago shortly after the other had taken off in Phoenix.
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