DNA EXCLUSIVE: ATC controllers to blame for near head-on collision at IGI

A final investigation report prepared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation has examined the reasons for the near collision between two aircraft in 2016 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

Accessed exclusively by DNA, the report states that the "lack of co-ordination between the ATC controllers" and "non-availability of a dedicated 'follow-me service' for VIPs" was responsible for the infamous SpiceJet and IndiGo face-off that took place in December 27, 2016.

A follow me service is a vehicle that shows the way to an aircraft in times of low visibility, from the runway to parking bays after an aircraft lands and from the bay to runway for an aircraft preparing to take off.