The pilots talked to air traffic controllers who appear to have directed the planes to "resequence," and flight data appears to show both making a circle before landing safely.
CNN has reached out to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for comment. The incident in Phoenix follows a rise in recent years of "runway incursions ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a United Airlines flight and a Delta Air Lines flight, each carrying hundreds of people, had a near-collision while preparing to ...
The FAA has launched an investigation into a loss of separation between two commercial flights in Phoenix Saturday.
Robert Alexander/Getty A Delta Airlines flight and a United Airlines flight narrowly missed colliding near Phoenix Sky Harbor International ... 11 a.m. when Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 and United ...
A United Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet hit a coyote during takeoff on Sunday. It wasn't the only flight incident involving United over the weekend.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency said.
The planes, carrying more than 350 people, experienced "a loss of required separation" while preparing to land at the same Phoenix airport, the FAA said.
The close call between the United and Delta flights at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.