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Collision averted at Delhi airport as Afghan airliner lands on wrong runway

The Ariana Afghan Airlines A310, operating flight FG-311 (Kabul–Delhi), had been cleared to land on runway 29L. However, the aircraft instead landed on runway 29R, the official said

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The regulator has already initiated an inquiry into the episode, an official said. Representational Pic/File

The regulator has already initiated an inquiry into the episode, an official said. Representational Pic/File

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A collision was narrowly avoided at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Sunday when an Ariana Afghan Airlines aircraft arriving from Kabul mistakenly touched down on a runway from which another aircraft was in the process of taking off, a senior DGCA official said, reported the PTI.

The aviation regulator has already initiated an inquiry into the episode, he added.

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