I think fed-ex told sw to abort.
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Originally Posted by john70t
Fedex: "Fedex cleared to land"
Tower: "Cleared to land"
Tower: "Southwest cleared to take off" (SW just heard last and didn't question)
Tower: "Traffic 3 mile final is a heavy 767" (both Fedex and SW hear this. Fedex does not correct.)
Fedex: "Tower confirm cleared to land"
Tower: "Confirmed"
Tower: "SW confirm on a roll"?
SW: "We're on runway now"
---Fedex breaks through fog at 500ft, sees plane on runway, and aborts---
Tower: "SW abort" (they didn't say Fedex)
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