Watchdog launches probe after Jetstar plane flies 15m above van at Townsville Airport

Key points

• Air safety investigators have launched a probe after a Jetstar passenger plane passed about 15 metres above a white van at Townsville Airport in north Queensland. The Airbus A320 was flying from Brisbane on October 7 when a vehicle entered a restricted area beside the runway as the aircraft came in to land.
• The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident as a serious incident.
• Jetstar said the flight landed normally and without incident and that it is working with the bureau.