Now, Mulayam's jet violates runway rules

In a gross safety violation, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had a narrow escape as his small private plane breezed past a cyclist, who is the caretaker of the private airstrip, on the runway while landing in Etawah on Saturday (March 13).
The caretaker was reportedly checking for animals or any foreign objects on the airstrip. The caretaker, in his cycle, went past the runway as his plane was landing, in a clear violation of security.
Mulayam Singh was coming to Etawah from Delhi on the chartered flight.
Flight safety, particularly that related to VIPs, assumed prime concern since former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was killed in a helicopter crash in September last year.
But a number of near mishaps have recurred at airports across the country despite this.
14/03/10 Times Now.tv

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Categories: Airports Mar 2010, Safety Mar 2010