Incident: Finnair B752 and SAS B737 near Ostersund on Jul 2nd 2010, conflict

21.07.2010 - 09:58

A Finnair Boeing 757-200, registration OH-LBT performing flight AY-2414 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Helsinki (Finland) with approximately 230 people on board, was enroute at FL360 southwest of Ostersund (Sweden) on an easterly heading. A Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration LN-RRN performing flight SK-4083 from Narvik to Oslo (Norway) with approximately 130 people on board, was enroute at FL360 southwest of Ostersund on a southerly heading and a converging flight path with AY-2414. Swedens Havarikommission (Swedish Accident Investigation Board SAIB) reported, that one of the aircraft received clearance to change flight level, the clearance however came too late to avoid a conflict. The circumstances are still widely unclear, an investigation has been initiated, interviews with the crews are scheduled. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBe9647e Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login