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United Airlines plane abruptly aborts landing in Boston, passengers ‘pushed’ back into seats
A United Airlines flight was asked to cancel its landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Monday because a plane was still on the runway.
United Airlines Flight 2267 was asked to cancel its landing at Boston Logan International Airport by an air traffic controller on Monday at 10:45 p.m. because an airplane from the previous landing was on the runway, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told FOX Business.
The flight, which took off from Chicago’s O’Hare International, was 200 feet off the ground when it was asked to abort the landing, according to data from FlightAware.
“An air traffic controller instructed United Airlines Flight 2267 to perform a go-around at Boston Logan International Airport because the previous arrival was still on the runway. The FAA is investigating the event that occurred on Sept. 11 around 10:45 p.m. local time,” the FAA spokesperson said.
A passenger on the plane told FOX affiliate Boston 25 that he was pushed back into his seat when the incident happened.
“People on the plane gasped at the rapid pull-up and the roar of the engines as the rapid change in speed and trajectory pushed us backward into our seats and we saw the tarmac and land rapidly disappear under us,” the passenger said. “Once we were back high in the sky circling, the pilot came on the loudspeaker and said something like, ‘The runway… uh… was not able to be cleared of planes in time for us… uh…. we had to pull up and will circle for a bit and land shortly,’” the passenger said.
An air traffic controller told the pilot “Sorry about that. An aircraft was still on the runway,” according to an audio recording.
Capt. Dennis Tajer, communications chair and spokesperson for American Airlines pilots labor union Allied Pilots Association, told FOX Business that 200 feet is what’s known as a “decision” altitude, adding that the procedure is completely safe.
He added that the previous flight likely missed a turn on the runway or was taking more time to complete it.
The FAA official described the “go-around” procedure as a “safe, routine procedure performed at the discretion of a pilot or an air traffic controller.”
“To an airline passenger, the event may seem like an emergency maneuver. However, the controller and pilot are working together to prevent an unsafe condition from occurring,” the spokesperson said.
A United Airlines spokesperson referred FOX Business to the FAA for comment.
The status of Al Horford is one of several big questions the Celtics front office will face this offseason. The veteran big man signaled back in March that he planned on playing another next season in Boston. However, an early second-round exit to the Knicks combined with Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear had him hedging on those plans last month.
“Yeah, I’m just not ready to talk about that right now,” Horford said in May. “I just need some time with my wife and my family, and that’s what I plan on doing these next few weeks.”
Horford will be an unrestricted free agent after playing his last four seasons in Boston following the Celtics acquiring him from the Thunder in 2021. At 38 years old, it remains to be seen whether he’d be willing to play for a team that may not be a serious contender in Boston next season with Tatum sidelined. That uncertainty may open the door for opportunity for one of Boston’s rivals as Tim Bontemps suggested on ESPN’s Hoop Collective.
“Al Horford is a free agent,” Bontemps said. “I don’t think at this point it makes a lot of sense for Horford to be back in Boston. Maybe he will be, but given where things are with the Celtics, I think he’s now much more in play than he might have been a month ago. Al Horford is a longtime friend of Karl-Anthony Towns and has played with him with the Dominican National team for a long time.”
“If (the Knicks) go get Al Horford this summer, who I think (Al) would be an unbelievable fit on this Knicks roster and they go get another perimeter player to deepen their rotation. That’s a much better team and a team that could beat the Pacers next year. That’s a team that’ll be in the mix in the East.”
The Knicks are currently already have salary committed beyond the first apron for next season so they wouldn’t be able to offer anything beyond the taxpayer midlevel exception for next season. However, the Knicks’ need for another versatile big is evident given Towns’ defensive woes and the injury issues Mitchell Robinson has faced for the next two years.
If the Celtics avoid a bigger reset next season to the roster, the guess here is the team will still pitch Horford on returning for the next couple years in hopes they can make another deep playoff run once Tatum returns. However, if Horford is focused on having a better chance to win next season above all else if he continues playing, the Knicks are among several teams that will be worth watching on the free agency market.
Boston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying three suspects wanted for vandalism
Investigators say three women, all believed to be in their twenties, caused serious damage to a vehicle on 15 Guild Street in Roxbury on May 19th.
Boston police are actively investigating the incident.
If you know who they are or have information related to this case, police are asking you to call detectives at (617) 343-4275.
Community members who wish to provide information anonymously may do so through the Crimestoppers tip line, either by phone at 1-800-494-tips or by texting “tip” to crime (27463)
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Boston police have arrested a 44-year-old Boston man following a drug bust in Dorchester
Bodio Hutchinson has been charged with:
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Distribution of Class B (Crack Cocaine)
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Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B
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Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B (Subsequent Offense)
Police conducted a drug interdiction operation back on Tuesday after an increasing number of complaints from the community about open drug use and distribution in the area of 6 Lyndhurst Street.
Surveillance teams saw people loitering in front of the address and witnessed behavior consistent with street-level drug transactions.
Police deployed an undercover officer, who was giving documented buy money, and went up to a suspect, identified as Hutchinson, and retrieved a plastic bag believed to be crack cocaine.
Officers took Hutchinson into custody. While doing so, officers noticed a plastic bag containing four smaller baggies of crack cocaine was located next to where he had been sitting, along with his personal belongings.
During a subsequent search, officers recovered an additional 26 baggies from the suspect’s back pocket, as well as a medium-sized plastic bag of crack cocaine concealed inside a cigarette box. Officers also seized an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency totaling $119, which included the previously marked buy money.
Hutchinson is expected to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court at an unspecified date.
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