Zurich -
The incident occurred on 31 July 2008 - but only now was the full extent of the Fast-known disaster.
At Zurich airport, it came almost to a devastating crash. Participation: An Airbus the airline Air Berlin with target Düsseldorf.
What exactly happened at that time: To a hair would be a landing and a start machine collided on intersecting runways.
The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said a "serious incident".
The BFU report suggests that air transport would be an engine of East Friesian GmbH (OLT), who came from Bremen, and one of Airbus started in the direction of Dusseldorf, almost collided.
An air traffic controller had recognized the danger at the last moment and ordered the Airbus-captain to abort the start.
The pilot brought the machine, which was already en route by 130 kilometers per hour, just in time to a standstill. For passengers, the incident had no consequences. The Airbus lifted twelve minutes later, in the direction of Düsseldorf.
The OLT-machine rolling as planned to its parking position.
Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic control will likely install a system next spring in Zurich-Kloten, the warning time for such a runway intersections. The fact that it had not been such a system are, for technical reasons, said a spokeswoman of the Skyguide Swiss news agency sda.
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