This programme - first broadcast in 1999 - takes a look behind the scenes of air traffic control in New York, the world's busiest airspace. There has a dramatic rise in the number of near misses, but is this due to the sheer volume of traffic or to some other factors?
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Near Miss
Sun 27 Sep 2009
This programme - first broadcast in 1999 - takes a look behind the scenes of air traffic control in New York, the…
- Includes images of the aftermath of plane crashes which some may find distressing
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