Air India, Nepal Airlines plane collision averted
New Delhi (IANS) | A major accident in the open sky was averted when the planes of Air India and Nepal Airlines were about to collide over Kathmandu. The incident is of Friday. The mid-air collision was averted after the warning system alerted the pilots of both the aircraft, thereby averting a major accident, the report said.
The report quoted CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niroula as saying that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two employees of the air traffic controller department for negligence.
Nepal Airlines flight coming from Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu and Air India flight coming from New Delhi to Kathmandu had a narrow escape on Friday morning.
Niraula is quoted as saying that the Air India plane was descending below 19,000 feet, while the Nepal Airlines plane was flying at 15,000 feet at the same location.
The spokesman said that it was seen on the radar that both the aircraft were close in the air, then the Nepal Airlines aircraft came down to 7,000 feet.
CAAN has constituted a three-member committee to probe the matter and suspended two officials, who were in charge of the control room at the time of the incident.
