of airports nationwide to make air travel safer for passengers. this after a troubling number of close calls between planes both on the ground and in the air. nbc correspondent tom costello reports on the surge and close calls at airports. reporter: nbc new has learned the fa ax has ordered urntant meetings after a surge in close calls. in san diego, a citation business jet nearly landed on top of a southwest 737. in austin last february a fedex plane nearly landed on a southwest flight both cleared for the same runway. at jfk airport in january delta 1943 cancel take off plans. reporter: an american plane already speeding towards take off. and this photo taken from a jet blue cockpit landing in boston as a business jet suddenly pulled onto the same runway without permission. more cases in sarasota, burbank,
learned that the faa is urging safety meetings. in san diego. fly around. a citation business jet nearly landed on top of a southwest 737. in austin last february, a fedex plane nearly landed on a southwest flight. at jfk runway in january cancel take offplans. reporter: a jet almost cut off another one taking cough. and in boston, a business jet pulls on the runway without permission. more cases in sarasota, burbank. the faa reports nearly 1700 runway incurses last year, 985 this year, up 33% in a decade. everybody needs to be more
drill down on runway safety after a troubling number of close calls between planes both othe ground and in the air. here s tom costello. reporter: at more than 90 airports nationwide nbc news has learned the faa is ordering urgent runway safety meetings after a surge in very close calls. ten days ago in san diego. go around. missed approach. reporter: a citation business jet nearly landed on top of a southwest 737. in austin last february a fedex plane ne ly landed on a southwest flight, both cleared for the same runway. at jfk airport in january delta 1946 cancel takeoff pls. reporter: an american plane cut off a delta flight already speeding toward takeoff. and this photo taken from a jetblue cockpit landing in boston as a business jet suddenly pulled onto the same runway without permission. more cases in sarasota, burbank, miami and san francisco.