NASHVILLE, Tennessee - An Alaska Airlines airplane aborted takeoff on a runway at Tennessee’s Nashville International Airport on Sept 12 to avoid a potential collision with a Southwest Airlines jet, the airline said.

Alaska Airlines 369, a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane with 176 passengers and six crew on board, aborted takeoff around 9.15am ET (9.15pm in Singapore) due to a potential traffic conflict after it had received clearance for takeoff from air traffic control, the airline said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 - a Boeing 737-700 - had been cleared to cross the end of the same runway and the agency is investigating the incident.

The Alaska pilots immediately applied the brakes to prevent the incident from escalating, the carrier added. The plane had been scheduled to fly to Seattle, and passengers were being moved to a new plane.

The FAA and Alaska said the 737 Max 9‘s tyres were blown during braking.

Southwest did not immediately comment.

Alaska said maintenance technicians in Nashville were inspecting the aircraft.

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