Delta flight and B-52 b0mber (Photo via Twitter and USA Today)
A Delta flight became tense and quiet for passengers after yet another scary incident in the skies.

The commercial pilot made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 b0mber. AviationA2Z said the close call happened aboard a SkyWest flight 3788, operating as a Delta Connection, to Minot International Airport (MOT).

The SkyWest jet was coming in for a landing in Minot, North Dakota, on Friday when the jet nearly collided with the massive military plane.

Footage from passengers on board recorded the pilot’s apology after landing safely at the airport.

“Given his speed … I don’t know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us, I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it,” the Delta pilot said.

“So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise, this is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t give us a heads up, because the Air Force base does have radar … long story short, it was not fun, but I do apologize for it, and thank you for understanding. Not a fun day at work.”

It is still unclear how close the jets got to colliding or if any alarms went off in the cockpit to warn the pilots.

In a statement, SkyWest said:

“SkyWest flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Minot, North Dakota, landed safely in Minot after being cleared for approach by the tower but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path. We are investigating the incident.”

Delta Passengers Applaud Pilot After Terrifying Near-Miss

Delta Airlines (Photo Via Josh Morgan-USA TODAY)
Delta Air Lines flight 3788 nearly collided with another aircraft as it flew from Minneapolis–St. Paul to Minot, North Dakota.

Minot is home to an Air Force base where the 5th B0mb Wing’s 26 B-52 Stratofortress b0mbers are based.

The Delta Connection flight began its descent toward Minot, and the plane suddenly performed an evasive maneuver to avoid another aircraft that suddenly appeared on their flight path.

The pilot spoke to passengers afterwards about the situation.

Ultimately, the SkyWest pilot called it “not a fun day at work.”

Passengers broke into applause.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’