A major mishap has been averted at Delhi airport on Wednesday morning when a Vistara Airline aircraft got the consent for take-off while other plane of same airlines was in process of landing. The orders for the take-off were aborted after instruction from ATC.According to the information, Delhi to Bagdogra Flight UK725 was taking off from the newly inaugurated runway and another flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi the Vistara flight from Ahmedabad to Delhi, after landing on a parallel runway, was moving towards the end of the runway.“Both were given permission at the same time but ATC took control immediately. The ATC (Air Traffic Control) officer on duty asked Vistara flight to abort take-off,” an official, who was aware of the developments, told ANI.Immediately after getting the orders from ATC, Delhi-Bagdogra flight returned to the parking bay from the active runway and aborted the take-off. Following all this, the officials ensured that the aircraft gets refuelled so that it had enough fuel to return to Delhi if the pilot encountered bad weather conditions at Bagdogra. The braking system was also checked, in addition to this.According to airport officials, a major mishap could have happened if the flight taking off was not stopped at the right time.Notably, no aircraft or vehicle movement is allowed during the process of take-off and landing, as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).However, Vistara airlines directly did not commented on this.
