Jetstar, Qatar Air jets in near-miss at Sydney airport
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways planeās nose gear and the aircraft tug was
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways planeās nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was told, it said, as it began an investigation into the incident.
The Jetstar plane was taxiing for take off to Queensland stateās Gold Coast when its fliĀght crew saw the Qatar Airways plane, which was being towed by an aircraft tug, very close on a crossing taxiway, the regulator said. āBoth aircraft were stopped abruptly,ā the transport safety bureau said.A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways planeās nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said.
Jetstar said it was investigatiĀng the incident, too. āOur aircrĀaft was following instructions by ATC when the pilots were foĀrĀced to brake firmly after another
aircraft came in close proximity,ā a Jetstar spokesperson said. Qatar Airways is yet to comment.
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