NEW DELHI: With two India-bound flights of Emirates last week closely avoiding a collision at Dubai Airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday sought a report from UAE authorities on the incident.
On January 9, a Bengaluru-bound Boeing 777 entered the runway on which another B777 had begun speeding for take off to Hyderabad.
Luckily, the latter managed a high-speed rejected take off just in time to avoid colliding with the other Emirates B777 on the runway.
Since both the aircraft are UAE-registered and the incident also happened in Dubai, aviation authority of the country will investigate the same as per International Civil Aviation Organisation provisions.
