An Alaska Airlines flight aborted its takeoff Thursday to avoid a possible collision with a Southwest Airlines plane that had been cleared to fly ahead of it in Nashville, Tennessee, officials said.

Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was cleared to take off from Nashville International Airport on Thursday morning, but the pilots of the Seattle-bound plane had to quickly apply the brakes “due to a potential traffic conflict on the runway,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported that Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the runway.

According to flight tracking system Flightradar24, the Alaskan plane reached a speed of 104 knots, or about 119 mph, before slowing down.

Alaska’s crew reported that the plane’s tires blew out during the aborted takeoff, the FAA said. Alaska said the tires are designed to deflate due to the heat generated by the abrupt stop.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the Alaska plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9 and the Southwest plane was a Boeing 737-700.

According to Alaska, no injuries were reported in the incident.

“We deeply regret the distressing experience this has caused our guests and crew,” Alaska said.

The Alaska plane taxied off the runway and near the terminal, where the 176 passengers on board disembarked and returned to the terminal, the airline said. They were scheduled to arrive in Seattle Thursday evening. Maintenance technicians inspected the plane in Nashville, Alaska said.

Southwest said it is in contact with the FAA and the NTSB, which are investigating the incident, and the airline said it would cooperate with the investigation.

“Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees,” Southwest said in a statement.

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