Probe of airport nearmiss

Mexico City: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday an incident at Mexico City International Airport was being investigated, after a video showed a plane almost landing on an alreadyoccupied runway.

Concerns over reports of recent incidents prompted deputy transport minister Rogelio Jimenez Pons to propose a halt of operations at the nearby newly built Felipe Angeles International Airport as a temporary solution.

Video of the weekend incident appeared to show two jets from Mexican lowcost carrier Volaris nearly colliding. It surfaced online days after a report from an international pilots’ association cited ‘‘several’’ safety concerns in the capital’s air space.