Civil Air Administration officials continue to warn that at some point, our luck will run out and a disaster will occur.
Officials warn that in the past 24 months, there were seven near-miss incidents, including one involving a helicopter and a Turkish Airlines flight. The helicopter did not have a connection with the control tower and a disaster was averted at the last moment when traffic controllers managed to prevent the chopper from taking off and colliding with the Turkish flight.
In another situation in the south, a plane almost collided with an Arkia flight, also a too-close-for-comfort situation CAA officials’ explained.
In a related matter, six traffic controllers on Wednesday were acknowledged for their excellence on the job, receiving citations for maintaining a high level of performance.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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I don’t understand why they can’t sort out their skies once and for all. These near collisions are making me scared to fly to Israel…
Thats what happns when you spend money on design and cut the budget when it comes to the safety side of things.
pathetic!!!!!
Are they misses that occured near each other as in days apart or hours apart? Or are they near misses ……… as in not far misses??
The proper term is ms. 🙂
I’d much rather be involved in a near hit, than a near miss.