We regret the inconvenience caused to any passengers scheduled to take the flights," the AI spokesperson added. But he admitted that he fell asleep while driving the bus," Kolkata Airport director Anil Kumar Sharma said. There were no passenger in the aircraft during the mishap. An AI spokesperson said, "Today at 5. Momin was detained for questioning and was arrested under Sections 279 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code which are bailable offences, said Bidhannagar police commissionerate’s additional deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Shivani Tiwari. The aircraft suffered extensive damages and has been grounded."The AAI, police, CISF and other authorities have taken serious note of this gross act of negligence and are investigating the incident." Bus driver Momin Ali apparently lost control after he dozed off and rammed into the stationary aircraft’s right wing Worm Gear Screw Lifter and its propeller from behind. The Air India authorities accommodated the aircraft’s passengers in other flights and lodged complaints with the Airport Authority of India (AAI), NSCBI airport police station, Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The DGCA launched a high-level probe."The driver underwent medical test and breath analysis which revealed he was not drunk. No one was injured in the collision."A Jet Airways spokesperson said, "A coach transporting Jet Airways cabin crew at the Kolkata Airport accidentally collided with a stationary aircraft of another airline. An AI technical team from New Delhi will assess the extent of the aircraft’s damage and carry out repair work.The accused bus driver was arrested by the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport police. Jet Airways has started investigations into the incident. The aircraft was scheduled to take-off for Silchar at 7.A Jet Airways bus carrying cabin crew crashed into an Air India (AI) plane which was parked at the Kolkata Airport early hours of Tuesday.. The aircraft sustained extensive damage on the right engine, right landing gear and also some other parts because of which the flight operations to Silchar and Shillong had to be cancelled.30 am

Posted by: wormad at 01:53 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 347 words, total size 2 kb.