Officials at EasyJet indicated that while Captain Elsworth did file a report about the serious incident before returning to Manchester, an investigation into the near-collision is

Military commanders are telling helicopter pilots are told to switch off a safety system in a move that makes them “practically invisible” to passenger jets, a whistleblower has claimed. The incident prompted a large emergency response and the closure of two travel lanes for more than two hours.

An easyJet pilot has been suspended following a mid-air scare while flying nearly 200 passengers to a holiday destination. Captain Paul Elsworth is alleged to have flown too close to a mountain on the Manchester to Egypt flight and has been stood down over the incident which took place last month.

EasyJet is investigating an incident in which a pilot reportedly flew too close to a mountain, triggering a warning alarm.