Pilot spots 'drone-like object' flying in vicinity of airport

A pilot of a private airline today spotted a 'drone-like object' flying in vicinity of the domestic airport here, police said.

Around 2 PM, the pilot of a Delhi-bound Indigo flight noticed a drone-like object in the sky. Following this, the pilot immediately alerted the Air Traffic Control (ATC).

ATC later brought the matter to the notice of police control room at 2:24 PM, a senior police official said.

The pilot informed the ATC that he spotted a drone-like object approximately 3 nautical miles from the runaway, he said.

According to the official, the pilot spotted the drone-like object around 900-feet from the ground level, seconds after the flight took off.