Alaska Airlines flight aborts takeoff after tire blows out in Nashville after nearly colliding with another plane on runway

An Alaska Airlines flight had to abort takeoff after nearly colliding with another plane, causing it to blow out its tires after the pilot slammed on the brakes. 

The incident happened at Nashville International Airport on Thursday when the Seattle-bound plane had to jump on the brakes to avoid a Southwest Airlines jet.

Officials said the Alaska Airlines flight had received clearance for takeoff at the same time that the Jacksonville flight was cleared to cross the same runway. 

Flight information from Flightradar24 indicate that the plane had reached a speed of around 119 mph before the pilots slammed on the brakes, obliterating its tires.

According to Alaskan Airlines nobody was injured in the incident, and they apologized to all 176 passengers on board. 

Flight information from Flightradar24 indicate that the plane had reached a speed of around 119 mph before the pilots slammed on the brakes, obliterating its tires

Following the incident the plane was taxied off the runway and all passengers were deplaned and returned to the airport terminal. 

Southwest Airlines said they are in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration and The National Transportation Safety Board who are probing the incident. 

The airline said: ‘Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.’ 

According to the NTSB the Alaska Airlines flight was a Boeing 737 Max 9, and the Southwest plane was a Boeing 737-900. 

It comes just days after two planes collided on the runway at America’s busiest airport.