New Delhi, May 23: The Mangalore air-crash has proved, if proof were needed that Indian air space remains a dangerous place for air travellers.
The first reports have indicated that the accident may have been caused by pilot error. This is because pilot behaviour has been under investigation in a number of cases in recent months which could have led to accidents but fortunately didn’t.
The Directorate of Civil Aviation revealed last month that it was investigating 15 near misses – incidents in which planes flew dangerously close to each other – and several cases in which pilots reported drunk for duty.
–PTI