Edinburgh Airport near miss
20.03.08
A ‘near miss’ between two planes near Edinburgh Airport has been reported. Witnesses claim to have seen a large passenger aircraft - possibly a Boeing 737 - pass within a few hundred metres of a smaller twin-engine plane on Monday afternoon.
Aviation authorities have confirmed that an investigation is under way. A spokesman for Nats, the air traffic control company, said: ‘An incident in the environs of Edinburgh Airport has been reported for investigation. That is all the data we have on it at the moment.’
A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport confirmed that an incident did take place at that time on Monday, but referred inquiries on to air traffic control operators. The UK Airprox Board, which independently investigates all airspace incidents, also confirmed that they had been contacted about the incident.
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