New Delhi: A major accident was averted at
Indira Gandhi International (IGI)
airport on Sunday night when the wing of a
Jet Airways flight arriving from Dubai hit a parked
catering vehicle while the plane was taxiing to a
parking bay. No injuries were reported in the incident, officials confirmed.
Sources said the incident took place around 7.55pm when Jet Airways flight 9W545 carrying 133 passengers arrived at IGI. The plane was taxiing to its designated parking Bay 20R, while a catering vehicle of Taj SATS was parked nearby on Bay 20. The flight’s right wing hit the parked catering vehicle just as it was about to head to the parking bay.
Officials said an investigation has been launched into the incident and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is also likely to probe the hit.
In September 2017, a similar incident had occurred when an Air India plane hit a ground cooling unit truck while taxiing towards a parking bay. The flight had 114 passengers on-board. No injuries were reported during that incident too. TNN
