Fourth Sydney Airport safety incident in three weeks under investigation
Airservices Australia, the government-owned organisation responsible for air traffic management, says it reported the "potential traffic conflict" between two Qantas planes to safety authorities on Tuesday.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is currently investigating a fourth safety incident at Sydney Airport in just over three weeks. On Tuesday, Qantas flight QF589, which had just landed from the Gold Coast, was given permission to turn onto taxiway Lima after another Qantas flight, QF405, was instructed to do the same.
When the crew of the Melbourne-bound QF405 noticed the other plane, they stopped and allowed it to pass ahead of them, with no immediate risk of collision. The ATSB has classified this as a safety incident due to the conflicting instructions given to the flight crews, rather than a serious incident. This marks the fourth such incident at Sydney Airport in a short period, with previous incidents involving Qantas aircraft in July.
Airservices Australia, the government-owned organisation responsible for air traffic management, is conducting the investigation and will review operational events to maintain safe operations.
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