An IndiGO aircraft en route Visakhapatnam entered the wrong taxiway at the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday.
A Jet Airways aircraft was already parked at the same taxiway but an incident was averted as the Air Traffic Controller alerted plane authorities on time, as reported by NDTV.
The incident took place at around 5:40 am and impacted operations at the airport as some incoming flights had to be diverted due to the non-availability of a runway for about an hour.
The incident was attributed to “low visibility” by the flight carrier.
IndiGo flight 6E 719 (New Delhi-Visakhapatnam) was given taxi permission through C lane and was supposed to hold at Runway 28 but the aircraft commander crossed the runway and realised he was standing in W lane, where a Jet Airways aircraft was already stationed.Airport Sources
IndiGo’s statement said while the visual range was 125 metres, the visibility was poor and the pilot taxied towards the runway where the Jet Airways flight was stationed to be lined up.
Regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a probe into the incident, as a similar incident with IndiGo took place in December.
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