DGCA suspends ATC who okayed IndiGo flights that came too close after take-off

Tuesday, 31 May 2022newsdesk

India’s aviation safety regulator DGCA has suspended an air traffic controller for three months for approving simultaneous departures of two IndiGo flights at Bengaluru airport on January 7 — a move that led to the planes coming dangerously close to each other just after take-off.

New Delhi, 31 May 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, the two IndiGo flights — 6E455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) — averted a mid-air collision over the Bengaluru airport just after their simultaneous take-off from north runway and south runway, respectively, on January 7 morning. In a statement on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said: “South tower controller gave departure to 6E 455 in coordination with Approach Radar controller and at the same time North tower controller gave departure to 6E 246 without prior coordination with south tower controller and Approach Radar controller.”

Source -The Indian Express