Originally Posted by
draglift
So the Delta went back to the gate. Passengers and crew deplaned and were put up in hotels overnight.
The American 106 continued to London.
Interesting decision to continue. Knowing you have made a serious error that caused another aircraft to reject its takeoff and was not just a runway incursion but a near collision must have had quite an effect on the crew. It would have been hard to put that behind them and concentrate on doing a good job of getting the aeroplane to London without going over and over things in their minds. Quite a distraction knowing you are going to be the subject of an investigation and it would not have been a happy 6 hour flight.
They had a telephone conversation with tower after the event but I wonder if they had a conversation with AA too or if they just decided to continue the flight?
The American was told to cross runway 31L but instead crossed runway 04L.
Wouldn’t the AA106 crew normally have been suspended pending investigation following an apparent error of this magnitude?