article_snippet: A report released on Friday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said air traffic controllers intervened just in time to direct the Rex plane back to Wiliamtown airport on November 8, 2013.
article_snippet: Soon after air traffic controllers noticed the Rex plane was making a questionable left hand turn after passing Nobbys Head.
article_snippet: At this stage the tower controller saw that the Rex plane was ‘
article_snippet: manoeuvring at a greater distance than usual from the runway’ and redirected the Sydney to Newcastle flight, not before Newcastle had descended to 450 metres off the ground.
highlights_snippet: The Rex flight from Sydney to Newcastle had descended to 450m when air traffic controllers noticed The Rex flight from Sydney to Newcastle had veered off course .
  
highlights_snippet: The Rex flight from Sydney to Newcastle was re-directed The Rex flight from Sydney to Newcastle to Williamtown, 19km away .
  