An American Airlines flight abandoned takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Sunday night after a cargo plane crossed the runway in front of it.<\/p>\n
American Airlines flight 2453 was departing Los Angeles for Boston Logan International Airport, when AeroLogic flight 619 landed on the runway at 10:33 p.m. local time \u2014 nearly an hour-and-a-half ahead of schedule \u2014 according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24<\/a>. The AeroLogic flight arrived in Los Angeles from Shanghai.\u00a0<\/p>\n American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the incident to The Hill on Monday. Via a spokesperson, American said flight 2453 \u201cdiscontinued its takeoff\u201d after its crew saw the AeroLogic plane.<\/p>\n \u201cThe aircraft later re-departed for BOS normally,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe thank our crew members for their quick action and our customers for their understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the FAA, the AeroLogic plane crossed the runway \u201cwithout authorization\u201d and air traffic control then instructed the American flight to cancel takeoff. The closest the two planes got to each other was roughly 5,200 feet, the agency added. <\/p>\n