New laser incident
23.10.08
Police are investigating a new laser incident after pilots landing two planes in Edinburgh Airport were dazzled by a green laser earlier this week. Both planes landed safely. The latest incidents follows a similar problem last month.
The captain of a cargo plane flying in from Aberdeen was targeted by the laser beam while landing, which caused the plane to drop 400ft on Tuesday. Half an hour later the laser was aimed at an easyjet Airbus landing at 22:00 from Stansted. It is the sixth such incident in recent months.
A Police spokesman said: ‘We are investigating an incident that happened at 22:00 on Tuesday night, where a laser light was shone at two aircraft as they approached Edinburgh Airport. The light, which was thought to have emanated from the Leith area, dazzled the pilot of one of the aircraft, which was a cargo plane.’
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