Air Collision Averted Near Trichy Airport

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TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — It was presence of mind of two pilots that saved the lives of 242 passengers. An Indian Airlines aircraft and Jet Airways flight were to collide over Tiruchirappalli air space on Saturday if timely alert was not given by the pilots.

Altogether 242 people were on board. The Jet Airways was flying from Thiruvanathapuram, while the Indian Airlines aircraft was to land on Madurai Airport around 1.14 pm.

While reaching Tiruchirappalli airspace, both the planes came close to each other and a collision situation was created. The IA pilot reduced the altitude and brought the aircraft down, while the pilot of jet Airways increased the altitude, thereby increase the gap between them and averted collision.

Both the planes landed on time at Chennai and Madurai airports respectively. The passengers are safe and well.