US navy aircraft practically collides with passenger jet close to Venezuela – media — RT World Information
A refueling plane with its transponder reportedly off flew dangerously near a JetBlue airliner
A passenger airliner practically collided mid-flight with a US navy plane close to the Venezuelan coast on Friday, the Related Press and the New York Instances have reported, citing radio communications and flight monitoring knowledge.
The incident occurred amid a US naval buildup within the Caribbean and US President Donald Trump’s threats to strike “narcoterrorists” on Venezuelan soil.
JetBlue Flight 1112 reportedly encountered a US Air Power refueling tanker whereas touring from Curaçao, a small island off the coast of Venezuela, to New York Metropolis’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport.
Twenty minutes after takeoff, the airliner immediately misplaced altitude mid-climb. “We virtually had a midair collision up right here,” the JetBlue pilot was quoted as saying. “They handed straight in our flight path … They don’t have their transponder turned on; it’s outrageous.”
JetBlue spokesman Derek Dombrowski stated on Sunday that the airline had reported the incident to the authorities. “Our crew members are skilled on correct procedures for numerous flight conditions, and we recognize our crew for promptly reporting this example to our management crew,” he stated.
US Southern Command spokesman Colonel Manny Ortiz stated they have been “conscious of the current reporting concerning US navy plane operations within the Caribbean and are at the moment reviewing the matter.” He added that security remained a prime precedence and that the navy was “working via the suitable channels to evaluate the info surrounding the scenario.”
Since September, the US navy has killed greater than 80 individuals in strikes on alleged cartel boats, which Trump claimed have been being utilized by the Venezuelan authorities to “flood” America with narcotics.
Venezuela has denied any involvement in drug trafficking and stated the strikes have been a part of a “colonialist” plan to topple President Nicolas Maduro and plunder the nation’s pure assets.
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