Wow!-----JFK ATC Error: Four Planes Cross Runway As Another Takes Off - One Mile at a Time

We’ve seen a concerning number of close calls at airports lately. In some cases they’re due to mistakes by pilots, while in other cases they’re due to mistakes by air traffic controllers. Here’s an especially bad incident involving the latter…

• This incident happened at around 4:45PM local time on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at New York Kennedy Airport (JFK). The details of this are pretty straightforward, they’re just kind of shocking:
• ...Below you can see a VASAviation video that depicts the movement of planes, and also shares air traffic control audio...