When an aircraft begins an approach on a runway, the control tower must ensure that no other aircraft is on the same runway / Thiago Trevisan – stock.adobe.com
On airport runways, airliner landings and takeoffs are organized to the nearest second to avoid any risk of collision. In the event of a loss of separation between two aircraft, the consequences can be disastrous.
When an aircraft initiates an approach on a runway, the control tower must ensure that no other aircraft is on the same runway. But in some cases, although they are quite rare, the controllers can authorize this maneuver, but with more caution.
Loss of separation between an airplane taking off and an airplane landing
Loss of runway separation occurs when one aircraft receives a landing clearance while another is still on the runway. In this case, the most plausible solution is to ask the landing pilot to abort his approach.
In other cases, the captain on the ground must imperatively take off as quickly as possible to clear the runway and allow the other aircraft to land safely. Take-offs and landings that are too close together are generally authorized at the busiest airports.
Recently, a video documenting what appears to be a loss of separation between two planes went viral on TikTok, surpassing 10 million views in just two days. In the sequence, we can see a Saudia plane taking off in a hurry to allow a Ryanair plane to land on the same runway.
The author of the post claims that it is a Saudi pilot, responding to the name of Rashid Al-Qahtani. However, the video was put in accelerated mode, which can clearly distort the interpretation of the maneuver.
The influencer who shared the video of the incident did not fail to praise the quick and effective reaction “ of Saudi pilot Rashid Al-Qahtani “. For him, this captain’s decision saved the day and narrowly avoided a disaster at this airport.
Conflict between two Saudia and Ryanair planes: what really happened?
The plane on the ground had barely positioned itself at the end of the runway when its pilot began taxiing to take off. After a few seconds, the captain of the Saudia plane took to the air quickly and left the field open to his colleague from the Irish low-cost airline. Moreover, the Ryanair plane immediately landed on the same runway in complete safety.
To set things straight, the blog “ Aviation lovers “, shared the original video this Saturday, June 24 on Twitter, specifying that the maneuver was nothing exceptional.
” The take-off was conducted safely and in accordance with the standards and rules governing civil aviation “, can we read in the caption of the video. According to the author of the tweet, “ there is no place for unnecessary risk in aviation “.
The takeoff of the Saudia plane and the landing of the Ryanair plane were indeed very close, but the operation was carried out with precision and a lot of caution, as can be seen in the video.
The page ” Aviation lovers “categorically denied what was relayed on TikTok about this operation and clarified” that there is no pilot by the name of Rashid Al-Qahtani within the national companies in Saudi Arabia “.
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