PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
A serious tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airways plane got here near collision mid-air however the warning programs alerted the pilots whose well timed motion prevented the catastrophe, authorities mentioned right here on Sunday.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended three workers of the air visitors controller division for “carelessness”, in response to CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niroula.
On Friday morning, an Airbus A-320 plane of the Nepal Airways coming to Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and an Air India airplane coming to Kathmandu from New Delhi nearly collided.
The Air India plane was descending from 19,000 ft whereas the Nepal Airways plane was flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft on the similar location, Niroula mentioned.
After it was proven on the radar that the 2 plane have been in proximity, the Nepal Airways plane descended to 7,000 ft, the spokesperson mentioned.
The Civil Aviation Authority has fashioned a three-member probe committee to analyze the matter.
The CAAN has suspended the three officers, who have been accountable for the management room on the time of the incident.
There was no fast remark from Air India.