Overview
- Delta Connection Flight 5752, operated by Republic Airways, contacted JFK tower while on final to LaGuardia on March 15.
- A JFK controller told the crew to switch to LaGuardia tower.
- The pilots broke off the approach with a go-around and then landed at LaGuardia without incident.
- The FAA calls go-arounds a safe, routine maneuver that lets a plane climb away and set up for another approach.
- The FAA confirmed no other aircraft were involved and opened an investigation as LiveATC audio of the exchange spread in news reports.