A SAS Airbus 330 plane is parked at a gate at Arlanda airport in Sweden, August 16, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Johan Nilsson/Scanpix Sweden
SAS Flight In Russian Spy Plane Near Miss -- The Local
A Scandinavian Airlines flight had to take last minute evasive action to avoid colliding with a Russian spy plane just off the Swedish south coast in March, according to a report which emerged on Thursday.
According to a Sveriges Television report on Thursday, the incident occurred on March 3rd just 50 kilometres south of the Swedish city of Malmö - home to over 300,000 people.
The plane was reportedly a Russian Ilyushin 20m military aircraft used for signals surveillance. The two aircraft are reported to have passed by each other a mere 90 metres apart.
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (Statens Haverikommission) has reviewed the incident and decided against opening an investigation into the matter.
"We have let the matter go. Firstly the incident occurred over international waters, moreover the plane was Danish registered. This means that it is outside our area of responsibility," Jens Olsson at the board told the TT news agency.
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Update: SAS plane in close encounter with Russian spy plane in March -- Reuters
My Comment: This happened in March and we are only learning about it now .... makes you wonder what else has happened that is still being kept secret from us.
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"We have let the matter go. Firstly the incident occurred over international waters, moreover the plane was Danish registered. This means that it is outside our area of responsibility," -
"According to Olsson, the Danish Accident Investigation Board (Havarikommissionen for Civil Luftfart og Jernbane - HCLJ) has also decided against investigating the matter."
Wow, just wow. Guess they don't put much value on human life these days to warrant a full investigation.
Suppose this is what we get when political reasoning triumphs over a human life.
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