New Delhi: Last Wednesday, two airborne flights of Air India and Vistara managed to save the day and spare 261 flyers, a midair crash. Turns out, it was Air India pilot Anupama Kohli’s sheer presence of mind that did the job when she steered her aircraft to safety to avoid a clash with the Vistara flight that was about 100 feet away from her.
Kohli has written in her resolution advisory report that the aircraft was just 100 feet away when it was taken to a safer distance.
According to early reports, there was some confusion between Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the Vistara flight that was flying at an altitude of 29,000 feet when it started descending to 27,000 feet, the level at which Anupama was supposed to fly her Air India aircraft.
Anupama swiftly reacted to an automatic warning on her aircraft and flew her aircraft upwards to steer clear of the approaching Vistara aircraft, which was just 100 feet away.
While Air India lauded Anupama Kohli’s alertness, Vistara confirmed the incident and said both its pilots have been taken off flying duty, pending investigation.
"In this particular incident, the resolution advisory (by the Traffic Collision Avoidance System or TCAS) got triggered due to conflicting traffic. Our pilot followed the standard operating procedure to avoid it and carried out an uneventful landing. The matter is under investigation by the relevant authority," a Vistara spokesperson said on Wednesday.
On February 7, the Vistara's UK 997 Pune-bound aircraft from Delhi, carrying 152 passengers, came dangerously close to Air India's AI 631 flight for Bhopal which had 109 passengers on board.
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