EasyJet crew’s forced emergency stop averted taxi collision with SAS jet

Dutch investigators have disclosed that an EasyJet Airbus A320 crew was forced to make an emergency stop to prevent a taxiing collision at Amsterdam Schiphol, after an SAS A320neo failed to give way at a junction. The EasyJet aircraft had landed on runway 18R and the SAS jet on the parallel 18C on 3 February 2019. After vacating, according to the Dutch Safety Board, the EasyJet A320 taxied rounded the southern end of 18C and headed north along taxiway Z, while the SAS jet was travelling south on taxiway B. As the aircraft converged on a junction – between taxiway links A26 and A27 – the SAS crew was instructed to give way to the EasyJet aircraft coming from the right on taxiway Z. The EasyJet crew was similarly informed that the other aircraft would wait for them to pass.<br/>