Hundreds of passengers had a close shave today, when two planes—a Sahara Airliner and an Air India plane, carrying Haj pilgrims—grazed each other at the Srinagar airport. However, no one was injured in the incident. The mishap occurred when both were given clearances to land on the same tarmac.
The Air India plane carrying pilgrims from Riyadh landed at the Srinagar airport. When the Sahara Airliner, carrying passengers from Delhi reached the Srinagar airport at 12.05 hours after some time, the air control staff at the airport gave it clearance for the same airstrip.
When the pilot of the Sahara airliner landed on the runway, it saw the Air India plane ahead of it. The alert pilot took a quick diversion, however, it hit the wings of the Air India plane.
‘‘We felt a sudden jolt on landing,’’ said a passenger on board the Sahara airlines. ‘‘We knew that the plane had hit something. We were off-balance and everybody panicked. But no one was injured,’’ he said. Later the passengers were informed that their plane had hit another plane.
The nose of the Sahara airliner and the wing of the Air India plane were damaged in the incident, the passengers said. Soon after the two planes hit each other, a Jet airliner from Jammu reached the Srinagar airport and the pilot asked for clearance.
Indian Express
The Air India plane carrying pilgrims from Riyadh landed at the Srinagar airport. When the Sahara Airliner, carrying passengers from Delhi reached the Srinagar airport at 12.05 hours after some time, the air control staff at the airport gave it clearance for the same airstrip.
When the pilot of the Sahara airliner landed on the runway, it saw the Air India plane ahead of it. The alert pilot took a quick diversion, however, it hit the wings of the Air India plane.
‘‘We felt a sudden jolt on landing,’’ said a passenger on board the Sahara airlines. ‘‘We knew that the plane had hit something. We were off-balance and everybody panicked. But no one was injured,’’ he said. Later the passengers were informed that their plane had hit another plane.
The nose of the Sahara airliner and the wing of the Air India plane were damaged in the incident, the passengers said. Soon after the two planes hit each other, a Jet airliner from Jammu reached the Srinagar airport and the pilot asked for clearance.
Indian Express
