Zurich --
The incident occurred on 31 July 2008 - but only now has the full extent of the disaster, almost unknown.
At the Zurich airport nearly broke out in a devastating crash. Participation: An Airbus the airline Air Berlin to Dusseldorf goal.
What exactly happened at that time: by a hair would be a landing and taking off on intersecting conflicts machine runs.
The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said a "serious incident".
The AAIB report said air transport would be an engine of the East Frisian GmbH (OLT), who came from Bremen, and an Airbus started in the direction of Dusseldorf, almost collided.
An air traffic controller had recognized the danger at the last moment and ordered the Airbus captain to abort the start.
The pilot brought the machine, which was already traveling at 130 kilometers per hour, just in time to a standstill. For passengers, the incident had no consequences. Twelve minutes later, the Airbus took off in the direction of Düsseldorf.
The OLT-machine rolled as planned to its parking position.
Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic is expected next spring plans to install a system at Zurich-Kloten, warns the time for such a runway intersections. That there is such a system, there have been no technical reasons, "said a spokeswoman of the Skyguide Swiss news agency sda.
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