One second from disaster: Air traffic control boss explains Sydney airport chaos

There have been days of delays at Australia’s biggest airport and two near misses within a fortnight after planes were given contradictory instructions by air traffic controllers.

There have been days of delays at the airport and two near misses within a fortnight after planes were given contradictory instructions by air traffic controllers.

There have been days of delays at the airport and two near misses within a fortnight after planes were given contradictory instructions by air traffic controllers.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau's Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell says pilots who avoided a near miss at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning "prevented what could have been far more serious".

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