Guess who kept the British PM waiting

Delhi: British Prime Minister David Cameron had to wait at least 20 minutes in the air before landing in Delhi as the Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar went blank at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday. Cameron, on his first visit to India after becoming Prime Minister in May, reached Delhi from Bangalore and his aircraft landed at 6:15 pm, more than 20 minutes behind schedule.
"The aircraft kept on hovering over the airport for some time and landed at 6:15 pm. Other planes were held back for a few minutes for the VIP flight," said airport sources.
Airport sources said around 50 flights were affected due to the radar snag, including the plane carrying the British Prime Minister. They added that no incoming flight was diverted to any other airport but they were made to hover over the Delhi airspace till the Autotrac-II system was made operational.
29/07/10 Surender Sharma/MiD DAY

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010