周日上午7时刚过，捷星航空一架空中客车A320与卡塔尔航空一架波音777在悉尼机场滑行时发生近距离事件[2]。当时捷星飞机上载有180名乘客，准备前往黄金海岸[2]，而卡塔尔飞机正在被拖曳，机上无乘客[2]。捷星飞机机长在发现邻近的卡塔尔飞机后立即紧急刹车，两架飞机最终相距仅数米[2][4]。事件导致捷星飞机上一名空姐受轻伤[2]，卡塔尔飞机的拖车连接处受损[3]。
澳大利亚运输安全局已启动对该事件的调查[3]。捷星执飞的JQ402航班随后被取消，乘客被改订后续航班[3]。这一事件反映了悉尼机场长期面临的空中交通管制员短缺问题[3]。据报道，澳大利亚空中交通服务公司连续三天无法安排足够员工[3]，导致周六机场超过150班航班延误[3]，周五则有120多班航班延误，部分乘客在跑道上停留超过1小时[3]。新南威尔士州州长克里斯·闵斯表示，"我们没有足够的空中交通管制员"[3]。
A Jetstar Airbus A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 came within meters of each other while taxiing at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning around 7 a.m.[2] The Jetstar aircraft, carrying 180 passengers bound for the Gold Coast, was forced to execute an emergency braking maneuver after the flight crew detected the proximity of the Qatar Airways plane, which was being towed at the time with no passengers aboard.[2] The rapid deceleration resulted in a cabin crew member sustaining minor injuries.[3] A safety vehicle was subsequently requested by the flight crew, who reported over radio: "We need a safety car due to the proximity of the [plane] to the right."[2]
The incident caused significant operational disruption at Australia's busiest airport. The Jetstar flight JQ402 was cancelled, and passengers were rebooked onto later services.[3] The incident prompted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to launch an investigation.[3] The near-miss has intensified concerns about staffing pressures at Sydney Airport, with authorities reporting that more than 150 flights were delayed on Saturday due to air traffic controller shortages, and more than 120 flights were delayed on Friday, leaving some passengers stranded on the tarmac for over an hour.[3] NSW Premier Chris Minns stated: "We don't have enough air traffic controllers," highlighting that Airservices Australia had been unable to staff adequate personnel over three consecutive days.[3]