Delhi Airport Viral Video: Have you seen the video of the chaos at Delhi Airport? After all, how did 3 Air India planes get damaged? Was there no specific warning given by ATC despite the bad weather? What big questions are being raised in the DGCA investigation and what revelations can emerge?
Delhi Airport Incident Viral Video: A video of a major ground incident at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the country, is going viral on social media, which has sparked a new debate on aviation security. Three A320neo aircraft of Air India were damaged in this incident, after which the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started a detailed investigation. According to the information, a warning of bad weather and strong winds was already issued at the airport. Despite this, many questions are being raised regarding the safety of deployed aircraft and ground equipment. The most important aspect of the investigation is why no special warning was issued by the Air Traffic Control (ATC) when the weather department had predicted severe weather. Watch the viral video below-
ATC’s role under investigation
DGCA is now trying to find out whether all parties involved in airport operations were given adequate information in time or not. According to initial reports, due to strong winds, some ground equipment present in the airport premises got dislocated and this caused damage to the planes. Experts believe that following ground handling and safety protocols is very important in such weather. If extra precautions were taken in time, the damage could have been reduced.
IndiGo secured its equipment in time
In this entire matter, IndiGo has said that the company had secured its ground support equipment after receiving the weather warning. However, airport operations were affected due to airborne equipment near Terminal 2 and caused major disruption.
Eye on repair of three planes
The Air India aircraft damaged in this incident include VT-TYB, VT-RTK and VT-RTX. At present the airline and technical teams are assessing the damage to these aircraft. Passengers and the aviation industry are now eyeing the repair of these aircraft and their return to service.
What next?
The DGCA investigation report will determine what procedural lapses were responsible for the incident and what safety measures need to be strengthened to prevent such incidents in future. The entire industry is keeping an eye on this matter related to aviation security.