Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., wants to reassure travelers that flying is safe.

Bergman, a former commercial airline pilot, appeared on Newsmax Thursday in the wake of several incidents involving airlines, including a Southwest Airlines plane having a near-miss collision with a private business jet at Midway International Airport in Chicago.

“This was a mistake, and there will be appropriate actions taken against that pilot for more retraining and make sure it doesn’t happen twice,” Bergman, who co-chairs the Aviation Safety Caucus, said on “National Report.” “As pilots, we are always on the edge of our seat, literally, especially as it comes to takeoff and landing. The two most challenging parts of any flight.”

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