Taping pilot-ATC conversations a hobby, says detained Britons

A hobby has proved costly for two British nationals detained at a posh hotel near the airport in New Delhi for allegedly recording conversations between aircraft pilots and the Air Traffic Control (ATC). The two British -- Stephen Hampston (46) and Steve Martin (55) -- were detained by security officials along with hi-tech gadgets from a room at Radisson hotel located in the periphery of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Official sources said the two British nationals had called up the hotel from London before their trip to India specifically demanding a room overlooking the airport. "The investigators were shocked to find that they were recording the conversation between pilots and the ATC which is totally illegal," a senior Home Ministry official said. The duo has checked in four days ago and was now being questioned now by officials of security agencies.
16/02/10 Times Now

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Categories: Airports Feb 2010, Foreign Feb 2010