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“Near miss” between British planes at Malaga Airport investigated (6 October 2014)

Date: 06/10/2014
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, “Near miss” between British planes at Malaga Airport investigated

The Spanish Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that two aircraft came within 500ft of each other at Malaga Airport in Spain on 17 September.

The Daily Mail reports that a Ryanair jet and an aircraft from Jet2 Holidays were involved in the near-miss – the Ryanair plane flying into Malaga from Leeds was forced to abandon its landing at the airport to avoid missing the Jet2 aircraft on the runway and preparing for take-off to Glasgow Airport.

The aircraft were carrying a total of 363 passengers and crew and an investigation has been launched into the near-miss – known as a “loss of separation” between the aircraft.

A report has revealed that the pilot of the Ryanair flight was forced to take evasive action to avoid the Jet” aircraft at the last minute – it is reported the aircraft was at the threshold of the runway when the pilot was alerted to the proximity of the Jet2 airplane.

The Ryanair plane flew over the Jet2 aircraft with a vertical distance of between 400ft and 500ft between them. Both aircraft were Boeing 737-800 jets.

Details of the incident were not released until the Spanish Civil Aviation Accident & Incident Commission’s (CIAAC) preliminary report was released on Friday (03/10/14).

However, Ryanair has said there was no “near-miss” and the incident was normal “go around” procedure. A statement from Ryanair said:

“This flight from Leeds to Malaga performed a routine go-around on approach into Malaga, as the runway was occupied by another aircraft.

“The go-around was uneventful and the aircraft landed safely shortly after.

“Ryanair will cooperate fully with the CIAIAC investigation into this matter.”

At the time of publication, the Daily Mail had contacted Jet2 for comment.

A statement from the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority read:
“The operations performed by each aircraft were hampered by being carried on the same runway heading.

“After the incident, both planes continued with their flight plan and landed safely. No injuries were reported and there was no damage to the aircraft.

“A final report containing all of the investigation’s findings will be published once the probe is complete.”

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