An investigation has been launched after a passenger plane leaving an airport in Sicily veered dangerously close to the sea, triggering an emergency pull-up message.
The Air Arabia Airbus A320 plane had just taken off from Catania airport, on Sicily’s east coast, and was bound for Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan.The plane – an Airbus A320 – sank to just 200ft above the water before miraculously pulling up and regaining altitude.
After the heart-stopping near miss, the plane continued on its way to Amman, Jordan’s capital, without hitch.
It’s unclear what caused the plane to follow the erratic and dangerous flight path.
