Second aircraft involved in Lebanon ET409 crash ?
Statements made anonymously by Lebanese airport sources report that
Captain Habtamu Benti, the pilot in command (PIC) of the Ethiopian Airlines
Boeing 737-800 encountered engine problems, perhaps a flame out, during takeoff, and requested permission to abort the flight and return to Beirut. He was given clearance to do so, but another aircraft, a
Etihad Airlines flight from
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates was in the process of landing and could have interfered with his emergency maneuvers.
Second aircraft involved in Lebanon ET409 crash