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Monday, April 19, 2010 (18:01:14) |
| Tags : Mumbai, airport |
Near-collision of planes averted at Mumbai airport
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| Mumbai, April 19: A near collision between two aircraft was averted today afternoon at the Mumbai airport as one plane was cleared for take-off when the other was landing on the same runway, officials said.
According to an official source, Mumbai-Bhavnagar Kingfisher ATR flight, with 30 passengers onboard, was cleared for take-off even as an incoming flight of GoAir was still on the runway.
The sources said that on realizing the situation, the Kingfisher aircraft, which was already on a takeoff roll was ordered to abort takeoff.
At the same time, the incoming GoAir aircraft - details of which were not immediately available - was ordered to clear off the runway quickly as the other aircraft was on the same runway.
A spokesperson for Kingfisher, while declining to provide details of the incident, said that its aircraft was checked by an engineering team and finally allowed to take off at 2.50 p.m. (IANS) |
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