An American Airlines flight heading to Boston Wednesday morning was forced to cancel its takeoff to avoid a collision with a plane that had landed on an intersecting runway, officials said.

The FAA said an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for American Airlines Flight 2134 around 10:30 a.m. because another aircraft was cleared to land on an intersecting runway.

The American flight returned to the gate and took off about 90 minutes later, the airline said. The Spirit flight was arriving from Atlanta. While rare, Monday’s episode in Boston is still a ...

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