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RobShan
30th Aug 2011, 09:43
ATSB:
Investigation: AO-2011-090 - Breakdown of Separation - Boeing 737-838, VH-VZC and a Boeing 737-8FE, VH-VOT, Coolangatta QLD, 29 July 2011 (http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-090.aspx)

The aircraft got within 7.4km of each other but if you read this Herald Sun article you might get the impression they got within 300m of each other.

Herald Sun:
Close call for Qantas and Virgin passenger jets over Coolangatta | Herald Sun (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/close-call-for-qantas-and-virgin-passenger-jets-over-coolangatta/story-e6frf7jx-1226125163310)