The two planes packed with passengers, one heading to Melbourne and one arriving from Alice Springs came within 250 metres of each other on Tuesday last week, the NT News reports.

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The NT News reports a traffic collision avoidance system on board the plane from Alice Springs warned the other plane was just 247 metres below.
But one of the pilots said "it must have got a lot closer than that," the newspaper said.
Crazy stuff.

Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226492868697