Collision of AI, Indigo flights averted at Delhi Airport
A near collision of an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft was averted at the IGI airport here today.
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 onboard the Air India plane.
The Air India aircraft finally took off for Goa at 12.50 PM.
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First Published: Apr 07 2017 | 5:28 PM IST