Mid-Air Collision Between Two Packed Jetliners Over Atlantic Narrowly Avoided After 'Last Line of Defense' Issues Emergency Alert

Iberia flight IB-140 was flying northbound towards Europe at an altitude of around 36,000 feet above the Atlantic, while Air Europa flight UX-57 had also been reportedly cleared to fly at the same altitude, and on the same track as the Iberia, but in the opposite direction.