Planes in tarmac near miss at Sydney Airport - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

On 9 August 2026, a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided a collision with another aircraft on the tarmac at Sydney Airport, according to Bloomberg and ABC News. Two airport workers were stood down after the near miss.

The head of the ATSB said the incident 'could have been far more serious', and the federal government demanded answers over what ABC News called chaos at Sydney Airport.