"Australia's Transport Minister Catherine King has vowed to take swift action to prevent future aviation disasters after a harrowing near-miss incident at Sydney Airport. A Jetstar plane narrowly avoided colliding with a Qatar Airways plane that had been pulled across the runway, prompting an emergency meeting between King and Airservices Australia's CEO Rob Sharp. The alarming incident has highlighted long-standing issues with staff rostering at the airport, which King has deemed 'unacceptable'. From next month, improved staffing arrangements are set to be introduced, aimed at reducing the risk of such catastrophic delays and incidents in the future. As the investigation into the near-miss continues, questions are being raised about the safety protocols in place at one of Australia's busiest airports."
Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport minister, Catherine King, has said improved staff rostering will be in place at Sydney airport from next month after “unacceptable” delays and a near-miss collision that resulted in two workers being stood down.King called in the Airservices Australia chief executive officer, Rob Sharp, for a meeting in Canberra on Monday, the day after a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided hitting a Qatar Airways plane that was pulled across the runway in front of it. Continue reading...
