NSG added to chaos; claims preliminary report

New Delhi : The Air Traffic Control (ATC) at IGI Airport may have pressed the panic button following hijack scare on an Indigo flight and the elite NSG wasted time in delaying the opening of the aircraft door leading to chaos, claims a preliminary enquiry report.
The NSG was also blamed for creating chaos and confusion at the airport when it delayed opening of the door of the aircraft by nearly two hours and 20 minutes since the flight landed around 1730 hours despite orders for doing so, the sources said.The NSG crack team was awaiting for its team leader who arrived late, the sources said, adding the delay added to the confusion.
Efforts to reach the NSG Director General J K Dutt were made by the Crisis Management Group but he was apparently incommunicado, the sources claimed.
03/02/09 Samay Live

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Categories: Airports Feb 2009, Indigo Airlines Feb 2009, Safety Feb 2009