Passenger planes dodged Russian bombers in Irish-controlled airspace

Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which “cloaked” their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace.

Passenger planes dodged Russian bombers in Irish-controlled airspace

By Sean O’Riordan, Irish Examiner

Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which “cloaked” their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace.

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