Another airprox to add to the Coventry/thomsonfly collection. Has the airspace around Coventry really has had the safety margins reduced?
Date: 21 March 2006
An Aircraft Proximity (Airprox) report has been filed involving a Boeing 737 and a light aircraft. The incident took place 11 miles south of Coventry on 21 January 2006 at 1240 hours.
The B737 was en-route to Barcelona and was receiving an air traffic service from Birmingham Airport. The incident took place at approximately 5,000 feet.