Serious incident to the Airbus A330 registered 4R-ALS operated by Srilankan Airlines and the Boeing 737 registered A6-FME operated by Flydubai on 09/01/2024 near Bandaranaike

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Srilankan authorities:

Loss of separation.

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General information
Local date	09/01/2024
Responsible entity	Sri Lanka - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Sri Lanka
Location	15 NM Bandaranaike AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2024-0027

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Sri Lanka - Srilankan Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	4R-ALS
State of registry	Sri Lanka
Last departure point	India - VOMM (MAA) : Chennai Intl
Planned destination	Sri Lanka - VCBI (CMB): Colombo/Katunayake
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1008
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Arab Emirates - Flydubai
Manufacturer / Model	Boeing - 737 - 8 (737 MAX-8)
Aircraft Registration	A6-FME
State of registry	United Arab Emirates
Last departure point	Sri Lanka - VCBI (CMB): Colombo/Katunayake
Planned destination	Maldives - VRMM (MLE): Male/Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	60970
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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