A runway at the airport here was rendered unusable for an hour impacting flight operations here on Saturday due to a runway incursion by an Indigo airlines flight, sources said.
According to sources, Delhi Airport Runway 28 was non-operational for over an hour from 5.45 to 6.55 after Indigo flight 6E 719 bound to Chennai from Delhi during departure did runway incursion.
Due to this some flights had to be diverted and the departure of approximately 25 flights was delayed, sources claimed adding that flight operations are still impacted and an hour-long delay was still being caused.
"Flight 6E 719 pushed back and was given taxi permission through C lane and was supposed to hold at Runway 28 but the Captain crossed the runway and realized he was standing on W lane," said a source.
"Then Indigo was contaced to arrange push back toe but it took time to arrange and due poor visibility toe was guided by follow me," the source further said.
01/02/17 The Hindu
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According to sources, Delhi Airport Runway 28 was non-operational for over an hour from 5.45 to 6.55 after Indigo flight 6E 719 bound to Chennai from Delhi during departure did runway incursion.
Due to this some flights had to be diverted and the departure of approximately 25 flights was delayed, sources claimed adding that flight operations are still impacted and an hour-long delay was still being caused.
"Flight 6E 719 pushed back and was given taxi permission through C lane and was supposed to hold at Runway 28 but the Captain crossed the runway and realized he was standing on W lane," said a source.
"Then Indigo was contaced to arrange push back toe but it took time to arrange and due poor visibility toe was guided by follow me," the source further said.
01/02/17 The Hindu
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