A small aircraft landed on the runway at Malaga Airport in Spain as a Ryanair flight with 114 people on board was taking off at the same time, an investigation has revealed.
An inquiry by the Spanish Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) reported details of the safety incident at Malaga Airport on October 23, 2020.
A report by CIAIAC found there was just 0.9 nautical miles between the two aircraft – a distance travelled in just a few seconds – on the same runway at the closest point.
