article_snippet.sent: Two passenger jets allegedly came within 25 seconds of a mid-air collision over the Arabian Sea.
article_snippet.sent: One of the carriers involved, Dubai-based Emirates, referred to the apparent near-miss as an 'air traffic control incident' in a statement on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: Neither the Dubai carrier nor Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways would say how close the two planes came to each other.
article_snippet.sent: Incident occurred on Monday as passenger planes from Emirates and Etihad Airways were traveling in opposite directions between the Gulf and the island nation of Seychelles.
article_snippet.sent: passenger planes from Emirates and Etihad Airways were traveling in opposite directions between the Gulf and the island nation of Seychelles have recently rerouted flights to the island nation of Seychelles to avoid Yemeni airspace due to fighting there.
article_snippet.sent: passenger planes from Emirates and Etihad Airways were traveling in opposite directions between the Gulf and the island nation of Seychelles insist safety was not compromised.