Australia probes three near-misses in less than two weeks at Sydney airport

Air traffic controllers under scrutiny after back-to-back incidents put aircraft and flyers at risk

In some cases, passengers were already on board their planes while their luggage remained on the ground.

There's been a third close call at Sydney Airport, with a plane cleared for takeoff into the path of a taxiing aircraft.

There's been a third close call at Sydney Airport, with a plane cleared for takeoff into the path of a taxiing aircraft.

SYDNEY: Australia's transport authorities said on Friday (Aug 14) they were investigating what went wrong after three near-misses in less than two weeks at Sydney Airport, including two in one day.A Virgin Australia 737 had been cleared for take-off by air traffic control on Sunday morning when the crew saw a Qantas pl

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Investigators are probing the third safety incident at Sydney Airport in less than three weeks after a Virgin plane was forced to abort take-off when it discovered a Qantas plane on its runway.