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Planes nearly collide at Sydney Airport
A Jetstar plane has been forced to make an abrupt stop on the tarmac at Sydney Airport after a near miss with another aircraft.
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Planes nearly collide at Sydney Airport
The Age (Australia) and The Sydney Morning Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedA Jetstar plane has been forced to make an abrupt stop on the tarmac at Sydney Airport after a near miss with another aircraft.
What changedThe left frames it as "Two planes involved in near-miss while taxiing at Sydney Airport". The center frames it as "Breaking: Planes in tarmac near miss at Sydney Airport".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
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3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence
Still Watching. The left frames it as "Two planes involved in near-miss while taxiing at Sydney Airport". The center frames it as "Breaking: Planes in tarmac near miss at Sydney Airport".
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Aug 8, 11:40 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Aug 8, 11:50 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Aug 9, 12:28 AM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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Breaking: Planes in tarmac near miss at Sydney Airport
A cabin crew member is injured when Jetstar and Qatar Airlines planes almost collide on the tarmac at Sydney Airport this morning.
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The Age (Australia)1h ago
Two planes involved in near-miss while taxiing at Sydney Airport
Australia’s busiest airport is set to experience further delays after two planes halted within metres of one another in Sydney.