Australia investigates near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport

"Both aircraft were stopped abruptly," the transport safety bureau said in a statement.

The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensland ​state's Gold Coast when its flight crew saw the ​Qatar Airways plane.

A flight crew member was injured in a near-miss collision on the runway at Australia's Sydney Airport. An investigation has been launched to determine what caused the incident.

Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport  Reuters

Safety regulators have launched an investigation into a "near collision" between two passenger aircraft at Australia's busiest airport that injured a crew member.

Safety regulators launched an investigation on Sunday into a “near collision” between two passenger aircraft at Australia’s busiest airport that injured a crew member. The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways jet on Sunday morning, disrupted

The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways aircraft, disrupted operations at Sydney Airport.

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The two aircraft were within metres of each other on Sunday morning when one was forced to brake suddenly.

The two aircraft were within metres of each other on Sunday morning when one was forced to brake suddenly.

Australia’s busiest airport is set to experience further delays after two planes halted within metres of one another in Sydney.

A cabin crew member is injured when Jetstar and Qatar Airlines planes almost collide on the tarmac at Sydney Airport.

Etihad and Qatar Airways to resume flights to Bahrain and Kuwait  thenationalnews.com