How ‘loss of situational awareness’ brought AirAsia, IndiGo flights within 8 km, reveals new report
Two flights over Mumbai airspace came within 8 km of each other when their altitude separation was just 300 feet, according to an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report released earlier this month. AirAsia India’s Ahmedabad-Chennai flight and IndiGo’s Bengaluru-Vadodara flight were involved in this “serious incident” which, as per the report, happened due to the air traffic controller’s “loss of situational awareness”, reported news agency PTI.
The evaluation of the situation by the controller at the Mumbai airport “under the influence of preconceived mind” has been cited as another probable cause behind the incident.
