American Airlines flight pilots were told to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into Hawaii mountains on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  An air traffic

The American Airlines flight was departing from Honolulu to Los Angeles when it performed an "expedited climb."

The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii.

American Airlines flight AA298, which departed Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii in the early hours of the morning, received a request from air traffic control to accelerat

An American Airlines flight avoided colliding with a Hawaii mountain range, narrowly averting disaster. This meant the crew had to perform an “expedited climb” at the direction of air traffic control to fly above the mountain range.

While flying over Hawaii, an American Airlines flight just missed colliding with a mountain peak in Honolulu. Flight AA298 avoided disaster on Wednesday at around 1 a.m. local time after departing from Honolulu International Airport.