More Details Emerge On The Close Call Between Two Planes At Barcelona Airport

‘The Air Traffic Controller Got Confused. He Went Silent’: Boeing Pilot Reveals Background To THAT Pic When He Was Forced To Abort Landing To Avoid Collision At Barcelona Airport -- Daily Mail

* Boeing 767 co-pilots revealed Aerolineas Airbus ignored instruction to wait until they had landed to cross runway
* Air traffic controller at El Prat airport 'went silent' at key moment - later apologising for the 'failure'
* Captain Nikolay Limarev has been praised for carrying out 'go-around' procedure without waiting for instructions

The pilots who averted a near-miss crash at Barcelona airport have revealed the shocking moment the air traffic controller ‘went silent’ as another plane taxied in front of them on the runway.

Nikolay Limarev, the captain of the UTair Boeing 767, which was carrying 260 passengers, was forced to perform an emergency ‘go-around’ procedure to avoid hitting the Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340 at El Prat Airport in Spain.

Limarev admitted the incident ‘could have been serious’ if it had not been a clear day.

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My Comment: Saying ooopppssss ... and being silent while a disaster is about to unfold is not a good excuse.