Close Call at Mumbai Airport: Planes Land and Take Off from Same Runway
Aviation regulator DGCA is investigating an incident where an IndiGo plane landed and an Air India aircraft took off from the same runway within a minute at Mumbai airport. The Air Traffic Controller on duty has been derostered and probes by both DGCA and IndiGo are ongoing.
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A purported video showing the simultaneous landing and takeoff has surfaced on social media, escalating public concern. DGCA has taken swift action by de-rostering the ATCO involved. Mumbai airport operates with a single-runway and handles about 46 arrivals and departures per hour on runway RW27.
IndiGo, in a statement, confirmed the landing of its flight 6E 6053 from Indore was according to ATC instructions, emphasizing that passenger safety is their top priority. An Airports Authority of India (AAI) source highlighted that standard operating procedures might not have been fully adhered to in this case. The DGCA will investigate if all norms were followed by ATC and the pilots involved.
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