180 passengers on board an Indigo plane had a major scare when its pilots aborted landing at the last minute after detecting a helicopter in close proximity despite clearance from air traffic control at the airport here.
The incident occurred earlier this week when the no-frill airline's Airbus A-320, coming in from Mumbai, had started descent for landing and its cockpit crew received a warning from an onboard system about the presence of another aircraft, sources said today.
The pilots aborted landing and had to 'go around' on the advise of the ATC, which caused panic among passengers, before safely touching down at the airport here.
The matter was reported immediately to the aviation regulator DGCA, the airline spokesperson said, adding that "safety is our highest priority".
22/02/13 PTI/Daily News & Analysis