Planes almost collide in dramatic runway near-miss at Barcelona airport
The heart-stopping moment two passenger planes avoided a catastrophic collision was caught on camera on Saturday.
Footage shows a Boeing 767 from the Russian airline UTair coming in to land on a runway at Barcelona's El Prat Airport. But with the plane just feet from touching down, an Aerolineas Argentineas Airbus A340 slowly taxis across the runway, forcing the still-airborne pilot to respond to the emergency by pulling back into the air.
The quick-thinking pilot of the UTair jet landed the plane safely after circling around.
Plane enthusiast Miguel Angel caught the moment on film, describing it as "one of the worst experiences I have ever had".
The video has received over one million views since it was uploaded on Saturday.
A plane spotter captured footage appearing to show the moment two aeroplanes almost collided at a Barcelona airport.
An Airbus 340 is shown crossing the runway at El Prat Airport as a flight from Moscow is coming in to land. The pilot of the Boeing 767 from Russia then aborts the landing.
The plane then lands safely on the runway shortly afterwards. Officials have denied passengers were in danger at any point.
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Glad that a catastrophe was avoided, but this probably happens MORE often than it is reported.
