A major mishap was averted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here yesterday morning after an Indigo and a SpiceJet aircraft came face to face on the taxiway.
"An Indigo flight 6C-729 which was came from Lucknow to Delhi with 176 passengers on board, post landing, saw on the taxiway a SpiceJet aircraft in front of it," Indigo spokesperson told IANS.
"Following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Captain-in-Command took the decision of switching off the engine and reported the incident to Air Traffic Control (ATC)," he said.
The spokesperson also said that the matter has been reported to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
