DGCA to Inquire Into ATC Glitch at Prez Aircraft Take Off

New Delhi: Civil aviation authorities would inquire into the incident in which an ATC monitor suffered technical glitches soon after President Pratibha Patil's aircraft took off from the Kolkata Airport.
The Civil Aviation Ministry today said the aircraft carrying the President never lost contact with the air traffic control while flying to Aizawl and was put on an alternate radio frequency immediately after the ATC monitor suffered the glitch yesterday.
The DGCA would inquire how the monitor of the Area Western Radar went blank for over three minutes soon after the aircraft took off from the Kolkata airport yesterday morning, a ministry spokesperson said here.
After the incident, Kolkata airport sources had said that the ATC had remained in touch with the plane's crew members through radio signals.
24/09/10 Outlook

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Categories: airports Sep 2010, Safety Sep 2010