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The Delta aircraft received an onboard alert that another aircraft was nearby,
the agency said
Delta 2983, affirmative.”
In a recording archived by aviation site LiveATC.net, the controller responded
On that departure ... was there an actual aircraft about 500 feet below us as we came off of DCA?"
Audio captured by LiveATC.net shows that the Delta pilot asked air traffic control
Unbelievably dangerous and thank God people are safe. My first call to Department of Defense tomorrow: 'Why are your planes flying 500 feet below passenger jets full of Minnesotans headed from DCA to my state.'
Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote on XWe are currently collecting information, but have not yet launched an investigation,
an NTSB spokesperson told Fox News Digital
We will cooperate with regulators and aviation stakeholders in any review of this flight,
the airline said
Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people,
said Morgan Durrant, a spokesperson for Delta Air Lines