“Stop, Stop, Stop”: ATC Scrambles To Halt Air Canada Jet As Southwest 737 Lands In St. Louis

An Air Canada Express regional jet was ordered to stop just seconds after receiving takeoff clearance at Lambert St Louis International Airport (STL), as a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 was approaching the same runway to land. The flight — AC8886 operated by Jazz Aviation and bound for Toronto — had been cleared to depart Runway 12R on Tuesday morning when the tower frantically canceled takeoff clearance as the Southwest jet was on final.