DGCA removes ATC official from duty after Afghanistan flight lands on wrong runway at Delhi airport
NEW DELHI: Following the landing of a Kabul–Delhi flight on the wrong runway on Sunday, the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday rostered the airport’s Air Traffic Control controller, according to sources.
The official had failed to alert the Flight Captain that the flight was approaching the wrong runway before it landed.
Flight AFG-311, operated by Ariana Afghan, was given clearance to land on RWY 29L, explained an official. However, the aircraft landed on the RWY 29R.
