IAF fighter jets on Friday intercepted a Georgian An-12 aircraft flying from Tbilisi to Delhi via Karachi and forced it to land at the Jaipur airport after the plane entered the Indian air space from an unscheduled point, officials said.
The crew members of the cargo aircraft, which entered Indian airspace at 3:15 PM, were questioned at Jaipur, they said, adding the investigation lasted several hours and the plane was being allowed to leave.
The aircraft did not follow the authorised Air Traffic Services (ATS) route and was “shadowed and forced” to land at Jaipur for necessary investigation when it was flying at 27,000 ft, the officials said.
