Chopper breaches president's security

New Delhi: A helicopter recently broke president Pratibha Patil's security cordon by flying into sanitised airspace when she was disembarking from an aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.
The incident took place in the morning of September 27 when Patil reached Delhi after a domestic tour.
The helicopter, belonging to Global Vectra, was told to hover over Tihar jail since Patil's aircraft was about to land. The chopper had permission to land, but not to enter the Palam technical area.
"At the Palam technical area, when the President's aircraft landed and disembarkation was going on, the chopper flew overhead, which alerted security agencies," said a senior government official on condition of anonymity.
The aviation ministry, following a query by the prime minister's office, instructed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to get the details of the incident.
At the airport, the technical area is under the command of the air force, which takes over all operations when the President flies from or lands at the airport. As per protocol, during landing and take-off by an aircraft carrying the President, air traffic is closed.
26/10/09 Yogesh Kumar/Daily News & Analysis

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