CHENNAI: The city airport is monitoring and recording reports from pilots about laser lights being pointed at planes while they are about to land, in a bid to create a safety plan for the coming year.
Pointing laser beams at planes as they fly low just before they are about to land at an airport is considered a threat to passenger safety. It can blind pilots when they are controlling the plane at its most crucial phase of flight. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in its safety plan, has advised all airports to keep track of the reports and create a database to a prepare for action based on the number of such incidents reported last year. The aviation regulator has warned that such incidents can cause accidents.
The plan emphasises that “public awareness is essential for preventing the occurrence of such incidents”. “All aerodrome operators need to maintain and report the data of such laser interferences.
