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  Hard to take an article seriously that misquotes the ATC audio as “cancel takeoff plans.”  WTF.
context: Here's the article's description of what happened:
  
  The FAA said a Boeing 737 operated by Delta Air Lines stopped its takeoff around 8:45 p.m. when air traffic controllers noticed another American Airlines aircraft crossing the runway. The Delta flight “stopped its takeoff roll approximately 1,000 feet” from the point where the American Airlines Boeing 777 had crossed, according to the FAA’s preliminary analysis. >
  
  From another article on this story, the current information suggests Air Traffic Control instructed a plane to turn at a certain intersection, but they turned at the wrong one, which put them into the path of another plane beginning to take off. Traffic Control was able to get the pilots to stop, however. Quick and great work by all involved if accurate. >
  
  Well... All except for the pilot that turned at the wrong intersection. >
  
  I make a mistake at work, someone down stream is mildly inconvenienced for a few minutes. Pilots make a mistake, it's a headline. I'll take my spreadsheets please and thank you. >
  
  Right? Jesus lmao
  I don't understand what kind of fortitude it takes to do high risk/sensitive jobs where mistakes mean lives or other destruction. I certainly don't have it. >
  
  Agreed. That's why I asked my boss to stop telling me what my work is used for. >
  
  And the airlines are lobbying to get one pilot removed from every plane for cost cutting measures! What a great time to do that. >
  
  I can't imagine the public willing to fly on a plane with crew of one. About a month ago a pilot died shortly after takeoff and the plane returned to the airport safely. >
  
  But... but... 
  THINK OF THE SHAREHOLDERS!!! >
  
  They were just trying to high five! >
  
  A couple of years ago my wife was coming into SFO and her plane had to pull up at the last minute because another plane was on the runway. She gets nervous flying now which I can understand. Seems pretty dangerous. >
  
  It’s not too uncommon for something like that to happen. As long as everyone was monitoring the situation it’s not a big deal.
  It the plane that landed in front of them “missed their turn” off of the runway, they have to “take the next exit”.  If that happens, the plane behind them will see if they exit the runway in time, with both The tower and your pilot monitoring the situation.  And you have to get past the line to be fully off the runway before the runway is considered “empty”. So they might have been physically clear, but not clear enough with some extra room for safety. 
  If the plane that missed their turn isn’t clear, your wife’s plane will go around, and there was never a reduction in safety. 
  I’ve done this in a little Cessna before.  I was thinking “I’ll probably be safe, the guy is starting to exit.”   Then i realized what what was drilled into my head, probably safe isn’t safe enough. “If in doubt, go around!”  And I did a go around. It’s a total non-event. >
  
  The airline industry has put it in reverse. They’re FUBAR !!!