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  Metros   Delhi  07 Apr 2017  Collision of AI, Indigo flights averted at Delhi Airport

Collision of AI, Indigo flights averted at Delhi Airport

PTI
Published : Apr 7, 2017, 3:50 pm IST
Updated : Apr 7, 2017, 3:51 pm IST

Air India's Delhi aircraft was about to take off from runway, when the Air Traffic Controller asked the pilot to stop and come back to bay.

Air India-Indigo Aircraft collides at IGI Airport New Delhi. (Photo:File)
 Air India-Indigo Aircraft collides at IGI Airport New Delhi. (Photo:File)

New Delhi:  A near collision was averted on Friday as an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft came face-to-face at IGI airport here.

Air India's Delhi-Goa AI156 was about to take off from runway 28 at 11.15 AM when the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) asked the pilot to stop and come back to bay, Air India sources said.

IndiGo's Ranchi-Delhi 6E398 landed on the same runway minutes later. There were 122 passengers on board the Air India plane. The Air India aircraft finally took off for Goa at 12.50 PM. 

Tags: air india aircraft, indigo flight, igi airport, air traffic controller
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi