30 seconds from crash, pilots heed warning, avert disaster

Agartala | Saturday | 12th May, 2018

Summary:

The IndiGo pilot followed the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and reported the matter to Agartala ATC and the company. KOLKATA: Two flights, one that took off from Kolkata and another that was heading to the city, came dangerously close to each other near the India-Bangladesh border on May 2. The Air Deccan official, however, denied the flight was in Bangladesh airspace when the incident happened. The IndiGo aircraft was at the prescribed air level. The minimum vertical distance between two flights operating in Indian airspace is 1,000 feet..