Reacting to a viral video where two aircraft were spotted simultaneously on the same runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Captain Shakti Lumba, a retired pilot who has also served as vice-president of operations in IndiGo, raised concerns and shed light on the possible reason for the incident.

Captain Lumba said, “The video is taken from an angle and hence is deceptive. We can never know the actual separation [minimum distance required to be maintained between aircraft to prevent mishaps] between the aircraft due to this angle of videography. But two aircraft on the same runway was a mistake.”