Near-collision averted at Delhi airport as Afghan airline flight lands on wrong runway

According to officials aware of the incident, Afghan Air’s flight FG-311 (an A310 aircraft) from Kabul was given clearance by Air Traffic Control (ATC) to land on runway 29L, which was being used for landings. The new parallel runway 29R was being used for take-offs. However, the flight landed on runway 29R.

“A written statement has been sought from the crew by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) who is investigating the matter,” said an official.

The preliminary findings have found that there was no error on the part of the air traffic control (ATC) while instructing the aircraft to land and that the pilots had been asked to land on runway 29R, the correct one.