July 7, 2014 at 9:21 am

Incredible Footage Captures Two Planes Almost Collide in Barcelona. Skilled Pilot Saves Day

by twistedsifter

 

This past weekend, videographer Miguel Ángel captured a heart-stopping moment of two passenger planes narrowly avoiding a catastrophic collision at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport. An UTair Boeing 767-300 (VQ-BSX) incoming from Moscow was about to land just as an Aerolíneas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 (LV-FPV) was taxiing across the runway.

The quick-thinking pilot of the UTair jet aborted the landing at the last moment, safely landing the plane after circling around.

 

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