U.K. and Ireland - Heathrow-bound planes in mid-air 'near miss'

aol.co.uk: Heathrow-bound planes in mid-air 'near miss' (http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/05/30/heathrow-bound-mid-air-plane-near-miss/)

I do not think they were THAT close either...I know I've seen other planes at a distance with coming in/out of LHR.

:)

Spectators at Wentworth golf course were yesterday left "gasping" as two Heathrow-bound passenger planes looked to be heading for a mid-air collision above their heads.

But, in reality, the distance between the planes was not uncommon.

According to the Daily Mail, the plane on the left is a mile or two lower than the plane on the right, and both are taking part in a process called 'stacking', where pilots wait their turn to land.

So crowds at the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey actually witnessed an optical illusion.

The Daily Mail (shockingly) has their facts wrong - they were likely as close as 1,000ft apart vertically, or about 0.2 miles.

The Daily Mail (shockingly) has their facts wrong - they were likely as close as 1,000ft apart vertically, or about 0.2 miles.

I'm stunned, the DM got the facts wrong ;)

Note to sub-editors:

Using 'quote marks' around a headline which you know to be false does not make it OK.