Controller’s fault might have been cause for near collision in Barcelona’s airport

MOSCOW, July 7. /ITAR-TASS/. The controller’s fault might have been cause for the incident in Barcelona’s airport, which almost led to a collision of a Russian plane with an Argentinean airliner during the landing. A top expert source in Russia’s air traffic controllers’ circles expressed this view, commenting the incident to ITAR-TASS on Monday. “The plane approaching to land always has priority and nothing shall detain it,” the expert commented a video footage on the internet showing the hazardous situation on the landing strip. Related news on itar-tass.com