The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has de-rostered the operating crew of an Air India flight and an air traffic controller after an aircraft briefly entered Pakistan's Lahore airspace while attempting to land at Amritsar on June 22.
The incident involved Air India flight AI479 from Delhi to Amritsar, operated by an Airbus A321, at around 10.10 pm on Monday.
According to the DGCA, the aircraft was on approach to Amritsar when it was instructed to hold because the runway was being inspected following a bird-strike report involving an earlier flight.
After the aircraft commenced approach during radar vectoring, the aircraft briefly entered the Pakistan airspace. The event was coordinated with Pakistan ATC authorities.
The aircraft finally diverted back to Delhi and safely landed at Delhi.
Air India confirmed the incident, stating that the crew had marginally infringed into the Pakistan airspace while manoeuvring a go-around at Amritsar airport.
