As one pilot who saw this video commented – this is what you don’t get to see from your window seat.
Footage has emerged on the internet of a dramatic head-on close pass by an aircraft in between two other planes flying on top of each other – and which are separated by just 2,000ft.
The video has been filmed from the cockpit of the lowest plane, which is reportedly at about 38,000ft, and begins with a view of another aircraft right above it, moving along the same bearing.
As one pilot who saw this video commented – this is what you don’t get to see from your window seat. Footage has emerged on the internet of a dramatic head-on close pass by an aircraft in between two other planes flying on top of each other – and which are separated by just 2,000ft
But then a third plane appears and shoots right in between them – head-on – at what looks to be a separation of just 1,000ft from the planes above and below.
U.S light aircraft pilot Pat Hoban commented that it’s an event you just wouldn’t see if you were a passenger on any of the planes – as they’re all aligned vertically.
However, despite the encounter between the aircraft being visually spectacular, nothing dangerous had occurred.
A spokesperson for the British Airline Pilots’ Association, Balpa, told MailOnline Travel after viewing the footage: ‘It appears in this video that there is at least 1,000ft vertical separation, in which case this situation is perfectly safe.
‘While this footage might look quite spectacular, with this legal separation adhered to and the well-trained pilots and accurate GPS on board, this situation is no cause for alarm.’
A spokesperson for the British Airline Pilots’ Association, Balpa, told MailOnline Travel: ‘It appears in this video that there is at least 1,000ft vertical separation, in which case this situation is perfectly safe
The footage, shot by an unnamed pilot, has gone viral and was posted to Reddit, among other sites, where it caused a real stir.
So far it has garnered over 450 comments there.
‘SleepyPizza7’ said: ‘I made a “swooshing” sound in my head when I saw this even though my sound is off.’
While ‘Polerize’ wrote: ‘That is something I’ve never seen. Nope not at all. Incredible enough to be following one, then another coming head on!’