A JetBlue Airways pilot over the weekend said he narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, several outlets reported.
The incident, the Associated Press reported, occurred on Friday just off the coast of Venezuela and involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao en route to New York.
“We just had traffic pass directly in front of us within 5 miles of us — maybe 2 or 3 miles — but it was an air-to air-refueler from the United States Air Force and he was at our altitude,” the pilot reportedly said. “We had to stop our climb.”