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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

Alaska Airlines and FedEx plane come within 300ft of collision at Newark Airport, officials say

A commercial airliner and a cargo plane came perilously close to colliding on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport during an aborted landing on Tuesday.

The close call involved an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 that flew over a FedEx Boeing 777 at the busy New York City-area airport. The two planes were just 300 feet apart.

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