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Mid-air collision of Indigo flights averted, DGCA to probe
Updated On: 19 January, 2022 05:10 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
According to officials, a close shave of two Indigo flights from Bangalore to Kolkata and the other from Bhubaneswar shows negligence and miscommunications between radar operators and ATC officials, because two aircraft can`t operate on the same air path
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The issue of Indigo`s two domestic flights narrowly escaping mid-air collision will be investigated by the aviation watchdog Director General of Civil Aviation. The incident of a serious safety breach was reported to India`s aviation regulator DGCA and a team under DGCA Director General Arun Kumar was constituted for a thorough investigation.
"We are investigating and shall take the strictest action against those found delinquent," Kumar told ANI. Indigo Airlines declined to comment on the incident.
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