21-07-2025
Delta pilot makes 'aggressive manoeuvre' to avoid midair collision with fighter jet
A Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an "aggressive" evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a US fighter jet before landing in North pilot, who identified the aircraft as a B-52 bomber, is heard in video recordings shared on social media saying it was "kind of, sort of coming at us". "So, sorry about the aggressive manoeuvre," he Air Lines regional jet SkyWest Flight 3788 was en route from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Minot, North Dakota on Friday, the airline said. The aircraft landed safely "after being cleared for approach" but "performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path", the SkyWest statement read.
The incident on Friday is under investigation by SkyWest audio recording of the unidentified pilot explaining what happened to passengers of the plane has been shared widely on social media. After the incident, the pilot walked passengers through exactly what audio recording shared online was posted by a woman named Monica Green, who the BBC verified was on the flight. The pilot told the plane that the tower instructed him to turn right but that when he looked over, he saw a B-52 that point he was instructed to turn left but said he looked over and "saw the airplane that was kind of coming on a converging course with us".The pilot told the passengers that the other aircraft was moving faster than the SkyWest plane, so he made the decision to turn behind it. "It caught me by surprise," he said. "This is not normal at all. I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up."He concluded his message with an apology: "Long story short, it was not fun, but I do apologize for it - and thank you for understanding." Passengers responded with applause, the video Federal Aviation Administration will not submit a report as the tower involved in the incident was not an FAA building, the agency told US media.
