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| Planes 'nearly in mid-air crash' | Planes 'nearly in mid-air crash' |
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| Two planes nearly collided in mid-air off the south east coast of Ireland last September, an inquiry has found. | Two planes nearly collided in mid-air off the south east coast of Ireland last September, an inquiry has found. |
| Pilots were not warned by Shannon Airport radar control they were on a collision course despite four warnings and three control system alerts. | Pilots were not warned by Shannon Airport radar control they were on a collision course despite four warnings and three control system alerts. |
| A Ryanair jet en route from Stansted to Cork was carrying 179 passengers while a Flightline plane was bringing 164 people from Dublin to Faro, Portugal. | A Ryanair jet en route from Stansted to Cork was carrying 179 passengers while a Flightline plane was bringing 164 people from Dublin to Faro, Portugal. |
| The planes were in critically dangerous proximity, the official report said. | The planes were in critically dangerous proximity, the official report said. |
| The Irish Air Accident Investigators Unit (AAIU) said potential disaster was only averted by the quick action of the pilots, alerted by their own onboard systems. | The Irish Air Accident Investigators Unit (AAIU) said potential disaster was only averted by the quick action of the pilots, alerted by their own onboard systems. |
| 'Critical failure' | 'Critical failure' |
| The AAIU investigator blamed the potential disaster on a "critical failure" of the air traffic controllers to deal with the situation. | The AAIU investigator blamed the potential disaster on a "critical failure" of the air traffic controllers to deal with the situation. |
| Two air traffic controllers - the radar controller and the planning controller - had their licences temporarily suspended at the time, but they were reinstated within weeks following an internal investigation. | Two air traffic controllers - the radar controller and the planning controller - had their licences temporarily suspended at the time, but they were reinstated within weeks following an internal investigation. |
| The radar controller was given re-training while no action was taken in the case of the planning controller. | The radar controller was given re-training while no action was taken in the case of the planning controller. |
| The Irish Aviation Authority said it accepted all the report's safety recommendations, which were now being implemented. |