A major mishap was averted after IndiGo and a SpiceJet airplane came face-to-face on the runway at Delhi Indira Gandhi International airport on 27 December.
According to reports, the pilots had to bring their flights to halt after they came face to face. The SpiceJet who had traveled from Lucknow was taking off when the incident took place early this morning.
Mishap averted after two aircraft (Indigo and SpiceJet) came face to face at Delhi’s IGI Airport; reported to DGCA. Probe underway. pic.twitter.com/djyEOeCuHS
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
A probe has been ordered to understand how the incident took place. Further details awaited on the incident. SpiceJet said in a statement saying the flight was following ATC’s instructions and the safety of the passengers were not compromised at any given point of time.
SpiceJet flight SG 123 operating Delhi-Hyderabad was following ATC instructions at all times at the Delhi airport. While taxiing, the (1/4)
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) December 27, 2016
SpiceJet crew observed another aircraft on the same taxiway in the opposite direction. Acting promptly, the SpiceJet crew immediately (2/4)
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) December 27, 2016
stopped the aircraft and intimated the ATC. Safety is of utmost and primary concern at SpiceJet. At no stage the safety of passengers, (3/4)
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) December 27, 2016
crew and aircraft was compromised. All concerned authorities were immediately informed. (4/4)
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) December 27, 2016
However, this is the second incident relating to flight mishap has taken place in the last 12 hours.
Earlier today, a Jet Airways flight from Goa to Mumbai with 161 people onboard, including seven crew members, skidded off the runway on Tuesday morning.
Fifteen out of 154 passengers who were onboard, sustained minor injuries. All guests and crew have been safely evacuated.
The incident took place around 4.45 am when Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 was aligning to takeoff from Dabolim Airport. All the arrivals and departures have been delayed after the incident took place. The injured were provided medical aide immediately.
Panaji: Visuals of Mumbai bound Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 that skidded off runway at Dabolim airport (Goa), a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/Kh4URB4OjY
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 27, 2016
One of the passengers told ANI that the incident was much bigger than it looked like while claiming that the engine had exploded. Some of them even went on to claim that help arrived only after 20-25 minutes the incident took place.
