Spicejet B738 at Varanasi on Jun 12th 2018, runway incursion forces rejected takeoff
Last Update: June 13, 2018 / 22:29:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway incursion
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-705
Departure
Varanasi, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SGH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IHS performing flight 6E-3175 from Varanasi to Delhi (India) with 178 passengers and 5 crew, was cleared for takeoff and was accelerating for takeoff when tower noticed the Spicejet crossing the hold short line and instructed the Indigo Airbus to reject takeoff. The crew rejected takeoff at low speed and stopped their aircraft safely.
The A320 returned to the apron for checks and departed with a delay of about 1.5 hours. The B738 departed shortly afterwards and reached Hyderabad on time.
India's DGCA is looking into the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway incursion
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-705
Departure
Varanasi, India
Destination
Hyderabad, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SGH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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