At Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday, a near-disaster had been avoided. Air Traffic Control (ATC) cleared an IndiGo aircraft that had landed on runway 27 from Indore while an Air India aircraft was still in the process of taking off from the same runway.
DGCA Acts: De-rostering the ATC personnel involved in the event was the first quick action taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The reason for this significant protocol violation is being investigated.
Viral footage: Social media users have been sharing the footage of the incident a lot since it was taken. Online users have been questioning the ATC’s decision to permit the landing due to the two aircraft’s proximity.
Woh, this looks real close.@IndiGo6E lands just when @AirIndia was taking-off at Mumbai Airport.@DGCAIndia @FAANews @CSMIA_Official @MoCA_GoI pic.twitter.com/wRtFiTLKHE
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) June 9, 2024
This incident shows how important ATC is to maintaining the security of airlines. To avoid situations like this in the future, a comprehensive inquiry is necessary.
DGCA has derostered the ATC staff involved in the incident at Mumbai Airport where an inbound IndiGo flight landing on Runway 27 while an Air India flight was still in the process of taking off: DGCA
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2024
Yesterday’s incident at #MumbaiAirport where an @IndiGo6E plane landed while an @airindia flight was taking off on the same runway is extremely concerning. The runway is already over-congested, handling over 1,000 flights daily, making it prone to risks.@MoCA_GoI & @DGCAIndia… pic.twitter.com/br7j3SyB9Z
— Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा ☮️ (@milinddeora) June 9, 2024
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