The captain piloting Republic Airways Flight 4736 could be heard apologising to passengers after he was forced to abruptly abort takeoff at New York's LaGuardia Airport

Federal officials are investigating after a Republic Airways jet was forced to abort its takeoff to avoid a collision with a United Airlines plane at LaGuardia Airport.

Air traffic control audio captured the moment an American Eagle flight was ordered to abort takeoff after a United Airlines flight taxied on to the same runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York earlier this month.

Federal safety officials are probing an incident at New York’s LaGuardia airport earlier this month, during which a Republic Airways jet had to abort takeoff to avoid a collision with a United Airlines Holdings Inc.

A passenger jet was forced to abort takeoff to avoid a potential collision at LaGuardia airport on Tuesday, May 6 at about 12:35 a.m. A LaGuardia air traffic controller gave American Eagle flight AA4736, operated by Republic Airways, the go-ahead for takeoff and then abruptly telling them to cancel.

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