I was a passenger onboard Flight 1372 last night (10-29-19) from PHX to PHL. As we were preparing to land at PHL, the plane descending low over the runway lights, suddenly the plane accelerated and ascended quickly, flying up high above the city then slowly looping around while maintaining altitude. It was several minutes before the pilot came on the intercom and explained calmly that we had been preparing to land but another plane had not quite moved out of the way yet. He sounded a bit shaken but was extremely calm and professional. I suspect this was a "near miss" and that air traffic control made an error. This pilot deserves full praise for his professionalism and for saving us all from calamity. Also the FAA should be alerted.
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