Two planes have been pictured within metres of each other at Sydney Airport with the near-miss leaving a cabin crew member with a possible broken wrist.
The incident involved two aircraft, a Qatar flight and Jetstar flight JQ402 from Sydney to the Gold Coast which was taxiing out from its bay at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning.
A Jetstar spokesperson said that crew were “following instructions by Air Traffic Control when the pilots were forced to brake firmly after another aircraft came in close proximity”.
A cabin crew member moving through the cabin was injured and had to be treated by paramedics.
Air traffic radio reveals aftermath
A crew member speaking on a radio call to Sydney Airport’s traffic control can be heard saying: “We’ve actually now got an injured cabin manager. We’ll be requiring to turn to the bay, so whenever we can get out of where we are, that’s what our plan is going to be”.
“The pilot … wants to make sure that the wing gets clear of the nose of the Qatari as he makes that left turn.
“It’s priority so if somebody could get there as quickly as possible that would be appreciated.
“If we can have the paramedics in attendance please.”
Ground control replied: “We’ll get them moving on the way, and I’ve got a safety officer on the way to see if we can get that left turn working for you.”
“Thanks for the support, I believe it’s a possible fractured, broken wrist,” the Jetstar plane replies.
No passengers were injured during the incident.
The return flight has been cancelled and customers will be rebooked onto later services to the Gold Coast.
NSW Premier Chris Minns said that he is “concerned” about the incident.
“Obviously [we are] concerned, not just the safety risks, but we want to to make sure that the airport is operating at full capacity,”
“That’s hugely important for our economy,” he said.
Jetstar said that “nothing matters more to us than the safety of our customers and crew”.
“Our captain acted quickly and decisively, exactly as our crew are trained to do.”
An investigation into the incident has been launched.
More to come
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