Irish airlines to blame for 14% of near miss incidents

IRISH airlines were responsible for over 14% of potentially dangerous aviation incidents known as “level busts” — which increase the risk of a mid-air collision — in British airspace last year.

Figures provided by NATS, the main British air navigation services provider, show that Irish-registered aircraft have been involved in 124 separate level busts since 2004.

It is believed the vast majority of such incidents involve flights operated by Ryanair and to a lesser extent, Aer Lingus.