PHOENIX — An incident involving two American Airlines flights is under investigation at Sky Harbor International Airport.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the incident happened around midnight on Friday.
American Airlines Flight 2482 was reportedly descending for Sky Harbor when another American Airlines flight was departing using the same flight number.
"Air traffic control recognized the identical call signs and made sure the aircraft maintained the required separation," according to a statement from the FAA.
Fortunately, both flights were able to continue "without incident."
No other details about the incident have been confirmed by officials.
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