Qantas planes get too close

Two Qantas planes flying west of Adelaide avoided a near miss this afternoon after coming too close, the Australian press reported. The planes, both Airbus A330 aircraft, were travelling between Sydney and Perth in opposite directions. The plane from Sydney to Perth, flight QF581, was travelling at 38,000 feet when it requested permission to ascend. An air traffic controller granted permission to the pilots to take the plane to 40,000 feet, but as they starting making that change, the safety system was activated, the Australian reported. — Reuters