DGCA Revokes License Of Air Traffic Controller For Bengaluru Airport Take Off Incident

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 30, revoked the license of an Air Traffic Control officer for three months, who was involved in "breach of separation" at Bengaluru airport. On January 7, two IndiGo planes miraculously avoided colliding after being permitted to take off in same direction simultaneously. Flights 6E 455 (Bengaluru to Kolkata) and 6E 246 (Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar) took off concurrently from north and south Runways.