SpiceJet passengers bristle at risky mid-air manoeuvre above Indore

INDORE: In what is being termed as a risky mid-air manoeuvre and possibly a violation of standard rules, a SpiceJet aircraft at 5,000 feet was allowed to land before another Spice Jet flight hovering at 3,700 feet at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport on Wednesday night at about 8pm.

Passengers, who came to know of the 'confusion' vented their anger on the airport authorities after landing.

According to the air traffic controller (ATC), two Indore-bound SpiceJet aircraft from New Delhi and Hyderabad were vying for space to land at the airport around the same time.

The flight that took off from Hyderabad was about 3,700 feet above the ground while the one coming from New Delhi was flying at a height of about 5,000 feet. The pilots of these aircraft were simultaneously seeking the signal to land. However, the ATC allowed the Delhi flight, flying at 5,000, to land first.

"This might have created confusion among the pilots," said airport director R N Shinde, adding that the pilot of flight flying at 3,700 feet objected to the permission given to the flight flying at 5,000 feet, and there was an argument between the pilots of both flights.

He said it was not a near miss. According to him, as per the ATC rules, if the aircraft are in sight of the controller then 'descend permission' can be given and separation may be reduced. "It was not a near miss as the anti-collision devices in both the aircraft were fully functional," the airport director said.

A SpiceJet official, however, who refused to be identified, claimed that the aircraft did not belong to SpiceJet. He said it was impossible that both the flights scheduled to land at the same time in Indore.

The irate passengers of both the aircraft sought an explanation from the director about the goof-up. However, the airport director said passengers do not understand the ATC language. "They fear that something has gone wrong."

"Directorate General Civil Aviation will conduct a probe into the incident," Shinde added.

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