BHOPAL: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended licence of Jabalpur's Dumna airport following an incident on December 4 in which a herd of wild boars marched onto the runway during the taxiing of a SpiceJet flight with 53 on board, causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft due to which it swing off the runway.
All flight operations have been halted. There were regular flights for Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from the airport.
In a related development, Airports Authority of India (AAI), which runs Jabalpur Airport, has suspended three Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in connection with the incident, sources said.
"After investigation into the incident, Director General of Civil Aviation M Sathiyavathy has ordered suspending the airport's licence," DGCA sources said. While DGCA spokesperson could not be contacted, travel agents in Jabalpur said that all bookings have been cancelled.
Decision to cancel the licence was taken following a report submitted by a joint team of SpiceJet and DGCA officials who inspected the Jabalpur airport two days after the incident. Inspectors were taken aback after Dumna airport officials informed that leopards and pythons often stray onto the runway and surrounding areas, said sources.
24/12/15 The Times Of India
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All flight operations have been halted. There were regular flights for Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from the airport.
In a related development, Airports Authority of India (AAI), which runs Jabalpur Airport, has suspended three Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in connection with the incident, sources said.
"After investigation into the incident, Director General of Civil Aviation M Sathiyavathy has ordered suspending the airport's licence," DGCA sources said. While DGCA spokesperson could not be contacted, travel agents in Jabalpur said that all bookings have been cancelled.
Decision to cancel the licence was taken following a report submitted by a joint team of SpiceJet and DGCA officials who inspected the Jabalpur airport two days after the incident. Inspectors were taken aback after Dumna airport officials informed that leopards and pythons often stray onto the runway and surrounding areas, said sources.
24/12/15 The Times Of India
