The mystery of the plane that landed twice in Merimbula on the NSW Far South Coast | Bega District News

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Rex flight ZL6139 which departed at 6.41pm from Sydney to Merimbula via Moruya had a small detour Tuesday April 6, after the flight carried out a missed approach at Merimbula Airport. Commercial pilot Peter Whiter from Eden was at his partner’s house in Fishpen at the time which is located right under the flight path during the Rex flight’s first attempt at landing. “As I commercial pilot I’m used to air traffic and almost every plane triggers me to wonder what they are doing so and who is flying. “When I heard that plane I thought well ok that’s the evening REX flight, but hang on it’s not landing, it’s actually conducting a…