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Mid-air collision of Indigo flights averted: DGCA to probe, assures strict action
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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