In
a narrow escape, an Indigo plane from Mumbai with over 180 people on board
aborted landing at the airport here after its pilot detected a chopper of Uttar
Pradesh government in close range, prompting authorities to order an inquiry.
The
incident was reported last evening as the plane and the chopper were about to
land at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, a senior airport official said here
today.
Both the chopper and the flight were landing when the pilot of the
airline decided to abort after he reported that the helicopter was is
sight," director airport and ATC S C Hota told PTI, adding that the pilot
"felt that the helicopter was close".
The
Indigo Airbus 320 had 180 people and eight infants on board along with six crew
members. Officials did not say who were on board the government chopper.
Hota
said both the aircraft were following procedure.
"The
matter is being investigated," the director said.
"It
was not a near-miss. The Air Traffic Control told the aircraft pilot to go
around as the runway was occupied," an airline source claimed.
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