SpiceJet flight takes off from Rajkot without ATC clearance, DGCA orders probe
PTI, Jan 2, 2022, 1:35 PM IST
A SpiceJet passenger flight took off from Gujarat’s Rajkot without the mandatory clearance from the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) on December 30, following which aviation regulator DGCA has ordered a probe into the incident, officials said on Sunday.
The pilots of Rajkot-Delhi flight have been off-rostered pending an inquiry by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a SpiceJet spokesperson said.
The Rajkot-Delhi flight took off at around 9.30 am on December 30 and landed at the Delhi airport at 11.15 am, the officials said.
An aircraft has to take multiple permissions from ATC before taking off from an airport. It needs to take permission to push back from the aircraft stand. Then, it has to take permission before starting the engines. Then, it has to take permission to stand in the line up, and then a final permission is given for take off.
The pilots did not take requisite clearance from the ATC before taking off from the Rajkot airport on December 30, the officials noted.
The DGCA is probing the December 30 incident to find out the reasons for this incident, they said.
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