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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after Delta Air Lines Flight 2351 performed a go-around at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday morning as another aircraft was departing from an intersecting runway. Delta said the flight later landed safely and passengers deplaned normally.
The Delta flight was arriving from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when the crew executed the go-around at about 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday, according to reports citing the FAA.
AP reported that the other aircraft was an American Airlines plane departing from an intersecting runway. CNN, citing flight tracking data, identified the departing aircraft as American Airlines Flight 3161.
The Delta aircraft had 129 passengers and six crew members on board, according to Delta statements reported by AP and NBC10 Boston.
Delta told NBC10 Boston that the crew followed established procedures in coordination with air traffic control. The airline also said the crew received an onboard systems advisory for “potential traffic” while the aircraft was descending toward Logan.
The flight landed safely after the go-around. Delta said customers deplaned normally.
American Airlines and the Massachusetts Port Authority referred questions to the FAA, according to AP and NBC10 Boston.
A go-around is not the same as a crash or emergency landing. The FAA describes it as a safe, routine maneuver that discontinues a landing approach and returns the aircraft to the altitude and configuration needed to make another approach.
The maneuver can be initiated by a pilot or requested by an air traffic controller. For passengers, it can feel sudden because the aircraft stops descending and begins climbing again, but it is a standard safety procedure.
The FAA has not released a final finding on what led to the runway conflict. The agency also has not publicly confirmed a final separation distance, assigned responsibility or announced any enforcement action in the sources checked.
CNN reported that its analysis of Flightradar24 data put the two aircraft within several hundred feet of each other. That estimate should be treated separately from an official FAA finding unless the agency releases its own distance or investigation summary.
At the latest check, the FAA’s public accident and incident statements page had not posted a separate final entry for Delta Flight 2351 in the accessible version reviewed.
The incident report by itself does not mean Boston Logan is closed or that Delta flights are broadly affected.
The FAA’s real-time BOS airport status page listed no destination-specific delays at the latest check. It showed general departure gate-hold and taxi delays of 15 minutes or less, and general arrival airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.
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The next meaningful update would likely come from the FAA, Delta, American Airlines or airport officials. The key unanswered questions are the exact runway sequence, official aircraft separation, whether procedures were followed as intended and whether the FAA recommends any changes after its review.
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