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British Airliner Has Close Call with Israeli Fighter Jet
A British passenger plane strayed into Israeli airspace after taking off from Egypt and nearly collided with an Israeli Air Force fighter jet, the Israeli military said on Tuesday.
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Oops.. Wonder where the SNAFU came from? I just flew over Sharm-El-Sheik yesterday, wasn't too busy, but to be fair, the Egyptian controllers can be very difficult to understand and are known for more extensive re-routings through Egyptian airspace. Could have been a mistaken waypoint entered or omitted in the box.
Whoopsies is right.... PUCKER PUCKER.