Pakistan airspace shut, Mumbai sees near-miss

NEW DELHI: Two international flights got dangerously close to each other in Mumbai’s mega crowded skies on Friday afternoon. They were seconds apart from each other when the collision avoidance system kicked in and pulled them apart. An air traffic controller has been grounded.

Both the flights were passing through this route due to the closure of Pakistan airspace since February 27. The Mumbai airspace has seen a sharp rise in overflying aircraft since then and the
ATC has been putting in a superhuman effort
to manage this spurt in traffic.