New Delhi: A major accident was averted at IGI airport on Sunday morning after a KLM flight was informed by the air traffic control about the presence of an inspection jeep on the runway.
KLM 871, coming from Amsterdam, was asked to hover around the airport after the ATC lost contact with one of its jeeps due to heavy fog at the airport.
"Around 1am, an inspection jeep had gone to the runway to guide an aircraft and because of low visibility conditions we lost contact with it for some time. Meanwhile, the KLM flight approached the ATC seeking clearance for landing. The flight was asked not to land because the ATC was not sure about the position of the jeep," said an airport official.
The official added that the air traffic control then asked the flight to hover around over the airport and a clearance was given after re-establishing contact with the driver of the jeep.
19/01/15 Times of India
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KLM 871, coming from Amsterdam, was asked to hover around the airport after the ATC lost contact with one of its jeeps due to heavy fog at the airport.
"Around 1am, an inspection jeep had gone to the runway to guide an aircraft and because of low visibility conditions we lost contact with it for some time. Meanwhile, the KLM flight approached the ATC seeking clearance for landing. The flight was asked not to land because the ATC was not sure about the position of the jeep," said an airport official.
The official added that the air traffic control then asked the flight to hover around over the airport and a clearance was given after re-establishing contact with the driver of the jeep.
19/01/15 Times of India
