Watch: A close call at Mumbai airport as IndiGo plane touches down when Air India jet takes off

A video of the near-miss between the two flights on Saturday morning — the IndiGo flight coming from Indore and the Air India flight flying out to Thiruvananthapuram — is now going viral on social media.

Both the airline companies issued a media statement on the said incident and claimed that the pilots of these flights were given clearance by the Air Traffic Control (ATC).

Yesterday’s incident at #MumbaiAirport where an @IndiGo6E plane landed while an @airindia flight was taking off on the same runway is extremely concerning. The runway is already over-congested, handling over 1,000 flights daily, making it prone to risks.@MoCA_GoI & @DGCAIndia… pic.twitter.com/br7j3SyB9Z

— Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा ☮️ (@milinddeora) June 9, 2024

“On Jun 8, 2024, IndiGo flight 6E 6053 from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC at Mumbai Airport. The Pilot in Command continued the approach and landing and followed ATC instructions. At IndiGo, passenger safety is paramount to us, and we have reported the incident as per procedure,” IndiGo said in a statement.

Air India, too, said the ATC cleared its plane for take-off. “AI657 from Mumbai to Trivandrum was on take-off roll on June 8. The Air India aircraft was cleared by Air Traffic Control to enter the runway and subsequently cleared for take-off. The Air India aircraft continued with the take-off movement in accordance with laid down procedures. An investigation has been initiated by the authorities to find out more on the clearance given to the airlines,” it said.