SYDNEY: Safety regulators launched an investigation on Sunday into a “near collision” between two passenger aircraft at Australia’s busiest airport that injured a crew member. The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways jet on Sunday morning, disrupted operations at Sydney Airport.

A Jetstar plane has been forced to make an abrupt stop on the tarmac at Sydney Airport after a near miss with another aircraft.

The two aircraft were within metres of each other on Sunday morning when one was forced to brake suddenly.