The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi released a video on Tuesday showing an automobile with the Go First airline’s emblem plastered on it that ended up just beneath the nose region of an Indigo aircraft.
The video was taken at the airport. According to the sources, the aircraft’s nose wheel came dangerously close to colliding with the car.
The airplane was left in the parking lot of Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi.
Passers-by can be heard on the video saying that the driver of the automobile drove the vehicle to the site by mistake, despite the fact that it is not immediately evident how the car got there or how it got there in the first place.
According to the authorities, the driver of the vehicle was given a breathalyzer test to determine whether or not they had consumed alcohol, and the results came back negative. The investigation into the event will be carried out by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Incident details
The automobile, which belongs to Go the First airline, slid under an IndiGo A320neo aircraft and came dangerously close to colliding with the nose wheel of the plane. This incident, which took place at stand number 201 of the T2 terminal of the airport, will be investigated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is an aviation regulatory agency.
According to authorities in the aviation business, the aircraft sustained minimal damage, and nobody was hurt in the incident. According to the sources, the airplane was getting ready to take off for Patna on Tuesday morning when a Swift Dzire car belonging to Go the First airline went under it. The car came dangerously close to colliding with the nose wheel but luckily managed to dodge it.
According to the preliminary information that was gathered, the IndiGo aircraft with the registration VT-ITJ was already prepared to take off for Patna. On the morning of August 2, aircraft number 6E-2022 was due to leave for Patna Airport at 6.30 in the morning.
They reported that the flight to Patna took off without a hitch and arrived at the destination at the expected time of 8:05 AM local time. According to the officials, the operator of the vehicle was given a breathalyzer test to determine whether or not they had consumed alcohol, and the results came back negative.
According to authorities in the aviation business, the aircraft sustained minimal damage, and nobody was hurt in the incident. An investigation into the incident that took place at stand number 201 of the T2 terminal at the airport has been started after the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced that it is looking into the matter and that an investigation has been initiated into the incident.