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Melissa Meehan

Plane near-miss prompts new rule for regional airport

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has ruled on a near-miss involving two planes at Mildura. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The pilots of two aircraft involved in a near-miss had no idea they were taking off on intersecting runways, with the incident prompting changes to a regional airport's rules.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its final report on Tuesday, almost 12 months after the planes almost collided at Mildura Airport.

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