A ground collision was averted at IGI airport on Wednesday morning when a Visakhapatnam-bound IndiGo flight, taxiing in low visibility, mistakenly entered a taxiway where a Jet Airways flight was already stationed before it was halted by an air traffic controller.
While the IndiGo aircraft was towed back, the whole operation took more than an hour by when a number of flights had to be diverted and over 25 delayed. ATC also held back 10 flights at the holding point till the main runway was made operational again.
The two pilots of the IndiGo aircraft were promptly derostered—taken off duty—and would not be given any flying assignment until DGCA and the airline inquire into the incident, an IndiGo spokesperson said.
The incident took place around 5.45am on the main runway when IndiGo's flight 6E-719 sought permission to take off, moving from Taxiway C for runway 28. However, due to low visibility, the flight missed the main runway and ended up on Taxiway W where a Jet Airways aircraft was stationed, the spokesperson said.
The main runway was closed for operation due to this runway incursion and flights resumed there only at 6.55am.
02/02/2017 The Times Of India
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While the IndiGo aircraft was towed back, the whole operation took more than an hour by when a number of flights had to be diverted and over 25 delayed. ATC also held back 10 flights at the holding point till the main runway was made operational again.
The two pilots of the IndiGo aircraft were promptly derostered—taken off duty—and would not be given any flying assignment until DGCA and the airline inquire into the incident, an IndiGo spokesperson said.
The incident took place around 5.45am on the main runway when IndiGo's flight 6E-719 sought permission to take off, moving from Taxiway C for runway 28. However, due to low visibility, the flight missed the main runway and ended up on Taxiway W where a Jet Airways aircraft was stationed, the spokesperson said.
The main runway was closed for operation due to this runway incursion and flights resumed there only at 6.55am.
02/02/2017 The Times Of India
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