CONGRATULATIONS to face in Delhi airport To Ranjeet Singh...

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NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Two fully-loaded passenger aircraft today came face-to-face barely 40 metres away on the taxi- way at the airport here but provi- dentially a disaster was averted after commanders of both the planes alerted the air traffic control and switched off their engines. On a day when a Jet Airways aircraft made an about turn and its belly sunk to the ground in the Dabolim airport in Goa, a depart- ing SpiceJet aircraft found itself in front of from an incoming IndiGo Airbus A320 in the same taxi way allegedly due to a mis- communication from the Air Traffic Controller (ATC). The two aircraft together had 363 passengers on board when the incident took place early in the morning. Aviation regulator DGCA has started its investigation into the incident but it has not taken any "action" against anyone in this regard, sources said. Both SpiceJet and IndiGo confirmed the incident and said that at no point of time the safety of the passenger was in danger. While the IndiGo plane arriv- ing from Lucknow had over 176 passengers on board, the Hyderabad-bound SpiceJet aircraft was carrying 187 passengers when the incident took place, they said. According to sources, SpiceJet plane was awaiting ATC clearance for take off for over 90 minutes. The operations at the Delhi air- port were hit at that time because the runway visibility range had dropped to below minima.(PTI) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Stainless Steel Railings, Aluminium Doors, Windows and Partitions, Gypsum Ceilings, Modern ACP, PVC Panels, Front Elevation FOR SHOWROOMS Contact: 9086364242 To Ranjeet Singh Raina on being elected as President of All J&K Oil Tanker Drivers & Cleaners Union S. Ranjeet Singh Raina (President) FROM: ALL J&K OIL TANKER OWNERS ASSOCIATION Mobile No. 9419183317, 9419190717, 9419192011, 94191-00304 CONGRATULATIONS Two aircraft come face to face in Delhi airport

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NEW DELHI, Dec 27:

Two fully-loaded passengeraircraft today came face-to-facebarely 40 metres away on the taxi-way at the airport here but provi-dentially a disaster was avertedafter commanders of both theplanes alerted the air traffic controland switched off their engines.

On a day when a Jet Airwaysaircraft made an about turn and itsbelly sunk to the ground in theDabolim airport in Goa, a depart-ing SpiceJet aircraft found itselfin front of from an incomingIndiGo Airbus A320 in the sametaxi way allegedly due to a mis-communication from the AirTraffic Controller (ATC).

The two aircraft togetherhad 363 passengers on boardwhen the incident took placeearly in the morning.

Aviation regulator DGCAhas started its investigation into

the incident but it has not takenany "action" against anyone inthis regard, sources said.

Both SpiceJet and IndiGoconfirmed the incident and saidthat at no point of time the safetyof the passenger was in danger.

While the IndiGo plane arriv-ing from Lucknow had over 176passengers on board, theHyderabad-bound SpiceJet aircraftwas carrying 187 passengers whenthe incident took place, they said.

According to sources, SpiceJetplane was awaiting ATC clearancefor take off for over 90 minutes.

The operations at the Delhi air-port were hit at that time becausethe runway visibility range haddropped to below minima.(PTI)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU

Stainless SteelRailings,

Aluminium Doors,Windows and

Partitions, GypsumCeilings, ModernACP, PVC Panels,Front Elevation

FOR SHOWROOMS

Contact: 9086364242

To

Ranjeet Singh Rainaon being elected as President of

All J&K Oil Tanker Drivers & Cleaners Union

S. Ranjeet Singh Raina (President)

FROM:

ALL J&K OIL TANKER OWNERS ASSOCIATIONMobile No. 9419183317, 9419190717,

9419192011, 94191-00304

CONGRATULATIONSTwo aircraft come face to face in Delhi airport