Aug 21, 2026 – 10.37amAir traffic controllers at Sydney Airport cleared a Qantas aircraft to turn onto a taxiway at the same time another plane, the fourth incident at the country’s busiest airport in the last three weeks alone.The incident, disclosed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Friday morning, occurred just hours before Airservices Australia chief executive Rob Sharp met with government officials to assure them that problems that had been plaguing air traffic control were now under control.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Aircraft safety officials probe fourth Sydney incident in a month
Two Qantas aircraft were cleared to use the same taxiway and only stopped after crew observed the planes approaching – the fourth similar issue since July 28.
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