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Near miss between drone and Air NZ flight
2015-09-26 06:24:02| Airlines - Topix.net
The pilot of an Air New Zealand A320 en route from Christchurch to Auckland reported seeing the "sizeable" red-coloured drone pass close to the aircraft at an altitude of 6000 feet in air space at Kaiapoi, north of the city, about 5.45pm on Friday. "We are very concerned that [a drone] pilot appears to have allowed their aircraft to fly in such close proximity to a passenger aircraft.
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