Near miss for two IndiGo planes over Bengaluru
Bengaluru:
More than 330 passengers had a narrow escape after a mid-air collision was averted between two A320 aircraft of IndiGo airlines, near Kempegowda International Airport, on Tuesday.
Following the incident, the authorities ordered a probe. Airport sources said the planes were just 200 metres apart, vertically, and any collision could have been disastrous.
“An incident involving two A320 aircraft operated by Indi-Go airlines occurred in South Indian airspace — some distance away from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The aircrafts were routing Coimbatore-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Cochin respectively, at an altitude in excess of 27,000ft. Pilots on board the two aircraft were alerted to the presence of the other by onboard systems and, subsequently reported the occurrence to the DGCA, in accordance with standard operating procedures,” said a spokesman from Bangalore International Airport Limited. TNN
Bengaluru:
More than 330 passengers had a narrow escape after a mid-air collision was averted between two A320 aircraft of IndiGo airlines, near Kempegowda International Airport, on Tuesday.
Following the incident, the authorities ordered a probe. Airport sources said the planes were just 200 metres apart, vertically, and any collision could have been disastrous.
“An incident involving two A320 aircraft operated by Indi-Go airlines occurred in South Indian airspace — some distance away from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. The aircrafts were routing Coimbatore-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Cochin respectively, at an altitude in excess of 27,000ft. Pilots on board the two aircraft were alerted to the presence of the other by onboard systems and, subsequently reported the occurrence to the DGCA, in accordance with standard operating procedures,” said a spokesman from Bangalore International Airport Limited. TNN
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