A collision between two planes was averted at the airport when an alert air traffic control halted a cargo aircraft from moving without clearance towards the runway where a passenger airliner was preparing to take off.
According to airport sources, the Bangalore-bound Paramount Airways flight with 49 persons on board was taking off when the Etihaad cargo plane started moving towards the same runway on Thursday night. A high-level team from Delhi will conduct a detailed probe into the incident, they said. The cargo aircraft, detained along with its pilot for inquiry, was granted permission to leave on Friday.
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