Probe ordered into possible mid-air collision

Patna: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started an enquiry into a possible mid-air collision involving two Airbus 320 aircraft and 336 passengers on Friday at Patna airport. The incident took place at 6:47pm, when an IndiGo flight was rolling for takeoff and a Kingfisher plane was on its way to land. Both had received clearance from the ATC.
The DGCA has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to look at the air traffic control (ATC) tape having the recorded conversation between the ATC duty officer and the pilots of the Kingfisher and IndiGo planes.
28/03/11 Ruchir Kumar/Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Mar 2011, Indigo Airlines Mar 2011, Kingfisher Mar 2011, Safety Mar 2011