Lufthansa jet narrowly avoids collision at JFK

[titansox]

"That's exactly what happened!"

Uh, no, not really.

lol yeah. Its exactly like Tenerife except the part where nothing happened like it did in Tenerife.

 

[Sisson2011]

I was taxiing last week in the CRJ at JFK. We were on A and from our left an Egypt Air 777 was taxiing to the ramp left to right. Ground told us that the Egypt Air would hold for us to cross. So we start going forward and so does the Egypt Air. I get on the radio "Uh.. ground he doesn't look like he's stopping. We will just hold here" Ground replies "Looks like that would be the safest option". His wing tip was probably only a few feet from actually going above us.

Fun times!

 

[jtrain609]

I was taxiing last week in the CRJ at JFK. We were on A and from our left an Egypt Air 777 was taxiing to the ramp left to right. Ground told us that the Egypt Air would hold for us to cross. So we start going forward and so does the Egypt Air. I get on the radio "Uh.. ground he doesn't look like he's stopping. We will just hold here" Ground replies "Looks like that would be the safest option". His wing tip was probably only a few feet from actually going above us.

Fun times!

That's better than Chicago, where the only rules are to never stop and always give way to something bigger than you.

 

[Vector4Food]

Just heard about this today... jeebus... scary stuff

 

[Muff3n]

That's better than Chicago, where the only rules are to never stop and always give way to something bigger than you.

I thought it was like that everywhere? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Screaming_Emu]

That's better than Chicago, where the only rules are to never stop and always give way to something bigger than you.

Screw that, I stop and ask every time. FAA rules trump non standard airport ops every time. I don't care if they're busy.