{"id":168354,"date":"2024-09-25T12:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=168354"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T14:32:07","slug":"two-injured-as-united-airlines-flight-maneuvers-to-avert-midair-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/09\/two-injured-as-united-airlines-flight-maneuvers-to-avert-midair-collision.html","title":{"rendered":"Two injured as United Airlines flight maneuvers to avert midair collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Authorities have launched an investigation after two passengers were injured when a <strong>United Airlines <\/strong>flight bound for San Francisco maneuvered to avoid a midair collision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/travel\/2024\/09\/25\/united-airlines-midair-collision-alert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. local time Thursday. United Airlines Flight 2428, which took off from Newark Airport, was descending toward San Francisco International Airport when it slowed to avoid an aircraft that was flying at a lower altitude, the airline said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seat-belt sign was on, but two passengers \u2014 one of whom, according to the airline, was out of their seat at the time \u2014 reported possible injuries and were taken to a hospital. No further details were provided on the incident, the other aircraft involved or the extent of the passengers\u2019 injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/09\/united-airlines-taps-elon-musks-starlink-for-in-flight-internet.html\">United Airlines taps Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink for in-flight internet<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the San Francisco-bound aircraft responded to an onboard alert in Oakland, Calif., airspace that another plane was \u201cin the vicinity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was no loss of safe separation\u201d between the two planes, the FAA, which is investigating the incident, said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane landed safely in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to our crew for their efforts to ensure the safety of our employees and customers,\u201d United Airlines said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 45,000 flights traverse American 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