Narrative:

On the second day of new terminal opening at msy while on the north ramp traveling west on G taxiway we were given cross runway 29 at taxiway F by ground control. As I turned left on F and turned on all my lights to cross I saw aircraft Y coming down the runway in the middle of takeoff. I immediately stopped the aircraft short of the hold line of runway 29 on taxiway F. The first officer asked the ground controller if tower had a jet on takeoff roll; he seemed confused.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Captain reported being cleared to cross a runway with an aircraft on takeoff roll at MSY airport.

Narrative: On the second day of new terminal opening at MSY while on the north ramp traveling west on G taxiway we were given cross Runway 29 at Taxiway F by ground control. As I turned left on F and turned on all my lights to cross I saw Aircraft Y coming down the runway in the middle of takeoff. I immediately stopped the aircraft short of the hold line of Runway 29 on Taxiway F. The First Officer asked the Ground Controller if Tower had a jet on takeoff roll; he seemed confused.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.