New Delhi: It was an unusual situation for a passenger when he was asked to fly a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight on Saturday after the pilot who was supposed to fly the aircraft threw up his hands during take-off in Pune due to a thick blanket of fog and low visibility.
The passenger agreed to take the pilot's seat as the plane was operating as per the schedule and the airline had completed the boarding process of all the passengers. It is pertinent to mention here that the passenger was not a usual passenger but an off-duty pilot.
The IndiGo flight 6E-6571 from Pune to Delhi was finally flown by the passenger who was trained to land in low visibility (CAT IIIB). After landing at Delhi airport, he headed to the national capital as a passenger.
"After receiving information that visibility has drastically dropped in the capital and to fly the aircraft a CAT-IIIB compliance pilot is required, a passenger, who was also an IndiGo captain and was trained to fly in low visibility was requested to take the charge of the flight operation to avoid any delay and inconvenience to passengers" news agency ANI quoted a source as saying.
After landing at Delhi airport, the captain had to go through all the mandatory examinations including Breath Analyser (BA) test. As per the source, he flew the plane without the uniform.
The airline also confirmed the incident, and said, "Yesterday (November 31) morning Delhi Airport had implemented low visibility procedure. All incoming aircraft were expected to have Cat III crew. On flight 6E- 6571(PNQ-DEL), the assigned captain was not Cat IIIB cleared. Rather than delay the flight so weather in Delhi could improve."
The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that it would look into the matter and take action as per regulations if needed.
03/12/19 TimesNow
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The passenger agreed to take the pilot's seat as the plane was operating as per the schedule and the airline had completed the boarding process of all the passengers. It is pertinent to mention here that the passenger was not a usual passenger but an off-duty pilot.
The IndiGo flight 6E-6571 from Pune to Delhi was finally flown by the passenger who was trained to land in low visibility (CAT IIIB). After landing at Delhi airport, he headed to the national capital as a passenger.
"After receiving information that visibility has drastically dropped in the capital and to fly the aircraft a CAT-IIIB compliance pilot is required, a passenger, who was also an IndiGo captain and was trained to fly in low visibility was requested to take the charge of the flight operation to avoid any delay and inconvenience to passengers" news agency ANI quoted a source as saying.
After landing at Delhi airport, the captain had to go through all the mandatory examinations including Breath Analyser (BA) test. As per the source, he flew the plane without the uniform.
The airline also confirmed the incident, and said, "Yesterday (November 31) morning Delhi Airport had implemented low visibility procedure. All incoming aircraft were expected to have Cat III crew. On flight 6E- 6571(PNQ-DEL), the assigned captain was not Cat IIIB cleared. Rather than delay the flight so weather in Delhi could improve."
The Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that it would look into the matter and take action as per regulations if needed.
03/12/19 TimesNow
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