AirAsia X pilots on board flight D7 206 received clearance for take off at Coolangatta airport in Queensland on July 21 and followed the flight path according to the heading and altitude instructed by Air Traffic Control.

In a statement issued in response to its near mid-air collision with Jetstar, AirAsia X confirmed that the pilots received warning from traffic collision avoidance system.

"The crew responded immediately to the resolution advisory by reducing the vertical speed according to procedures that they are trained for and the aircraft continued its journey safely without any subsequent events.

"Investigation is being led by the Air Transport Safety Bureau and AirAsia X is cooperating fully," it added.

The incident happened yesterday morning after the aircraft took off from the Gold Coast.

It was reported that the AirAsia X aircraft came within 152 metres of a Jetstar flight that was about to land, causing alarms to sound in both planes’ cockpits.

The minimum vertical separation for major passenger aircraft in Australia is 305 metres.

- Bernama