India’s Air India flight travelling from Delhi to Kathmandu, Nepal had passengers on board last Friday when it encountered a situation mid-air. The flight was flying at an altitude of 19,000 feet, and at the same time, a Nepal Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was also heading to Kathmandu on the same route but was flying at a lower altitude of 15,000 feet. Suddenly, the Air India plane descended from 19,000 feet, resulting in both aircraft flying at a very short distance from each other. This created a high risk of collision between the two flights. Air traffic control officials in Kathmandu became aware of this and instructed the Nepal Airlines flight to immediately lower its flying altitude. As a result, the Nepal Airlines flight was lowered from 15,000 feet to 7,000 feet, which prevented a potential plane crash. The Nepal Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority is currently investigating the incident while the Dhirbhuvan International flight control room has suspended three staff members for negligence.
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India’s Air India flight was on its way from Delhi to Kathmandu, Nepal with passengers last Friday. The Air India flight was flying at an altitude of 19,000 feet.
At that time, a Nepal Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was heading to Kathmandu on the same route. The Nepal Airlines flight was flying at an altitude of 15,000 feet.
Suddenly, the Air India plane descended from a height of 19,000 feet. Both aircraft flew at very short altitude intervals. Due to this, a situation has arisen where Air India flight and Nepal Airlines flight collided in mid-air.
After learning that both the planes were flying at very short intervals, the Kathmandu air traffic control room officials instructed the Nepal Airlines plane to immediately lower its flying altitude.
Subsequently, the Nepal Airlines flight was lowered from 15,000 feet to 7,000 feet. This prevented a plane crash.
While the Nepal Civil Aviation Regulatory Authority has conducted an investigation into the incident, 3 Dhirbhuvan International flight control room staff have been suspended for negligence in the flight control room.