As the Delhi-bound plane was pulling out of its apron at Coimbatore airport around 10.40am, the pilot suddenly spotted that the jet’s right wing had inched dangerously close to the left wing of the parked Mumbai-bound carrier.
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There was no chance of
collision: SpiceJet
A SpiceJet spokesman said
that there was no chance of
a collision between their aircraft
and that of Deccan at the
Coimbatore airport on Saturday.
“Both the aircraft were on the
tarmac and not on the runway.
While departing, our pilot saw
that other plane’s wing was
lower than the prescribed limit
and reported it to the air traffic
control,” he said. “The two
planes then manoeuvered in
such a way that our aircraft
could leave the taxi track. The
problem happened because there
is no system of push-back
tractors at the airport,” he said.
18/11/07 Agencies/Hindustan Times
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Providentially for the 324 fliers in the two planes, the pilot pulled off “a timely stoppage”, airport sources said over phone.There was no chance of
collision: SpiceJet
A SpiceJet spokesman said
that there was no chance of
a collision between their aircraft
and that of Deccan at the
Coimbatore airport on Saturday.
“Both the aircraft were on the
tarmac and not on the runway.
While departing, our pilot saw
that other plane’s wing was
lower than the prescribed limit
and reported it to the air traffic
control,” he said. “The two
planes then manoeuvered in
such a way that our aircraft
could leave the taxi track. The
problem happened because there
is no system of push-back
tractors at the airport,” he said.
18/11/07 Agencies/Hindustan Times
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The SpiceJet, which had 148 passengers, was immediately directed by air traffic control to back up to a safe distance and the fliers were asked to disembark.
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SpiceJet overshot markings
"The SpiceJet overshot the marking
at the parking bay and the minimum
distance required between two
planes was not maintained,"
said K Hemalatha, Director, Airport
Authority of India, Coimbatore by
way of explanation
but added that any contact between
the two planes could have been
disastrous. "It is a very rare incident
and is happening for the first time in
Coimbatore," said a senior official
with the Indian Airlines.
18/11/07 S Sujatha/Newindpress
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The airport sources said there were certain yellow markings on each parking bay that the pilot was expected to keep to, he said: “He deviated from those markings, leading to dangerous proximity with the parked Air Deccan plane.”SpiceJet overshot markings
"The SpiceJet overshot the marking
at the parking bay and the minimum
distance required between two
planes was not maintained,"
said K Hemalatha, Director, Airport
Authority of India, Coimbatore by
way of explanation
but added that any contact between
the two planes could have been
disastrous. "It is a very rare incident
and is happening for the first time in
Coimbatore," said a senior official
with the Indian Airlines.
18/11/07 S Sujatha/Newindpress
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