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2 IndiGo planes avert mid-air collision over Bengaluru airport; DGCA to probe, take strict action

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/20/2022 12:12:04 PM

New Delhi, Jan 19 Two IndiGo planes averted a mid-air collision over the Bengaluru airport just after their takeoff on the morning of January 9, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday. The incident was not logged in any logbook and it was not reported by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) either, they said. Meanwhile, DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator is investigating the incident "and shall take strictest action against those found delinquent". IndiGo and the AAI did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter. Officials of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the two IndiGo planes -- 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) -- were involved in 'breach of separation' at Bengaluru airport.