Almost had two planes crash on take off at Midway Airport

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Two passenger jets began to take off at the same time on intersecting runways at Chicago's Midway International Airport, prompting a controller to shout over the radio for one of the pilots to halt to avoid a collision, aviation officials said Wednesday.

Southwest Airlines Flight 3828 to Tulsa, Oklahoma, had been cleared for takeoff and was speeding down the runway. At the same time, an air traffic controller saw Delta Air Lines Flight 1328 to Atlanta beginning to take off on the intersecting runway without proper clearance, the FAA said.

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In the air traffic audio, the controller tells the pilots that they keep answering for each other, suggesting confusion.

The Southwest pilot later asked whether his aircraft was the one cleared for takeoff.

"Yes sir, you were," the controller responded. "You were the one. You were doing what you were supposed to be doing."

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