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Mid-air collision between two aircraft averted at Kempegowda International Airport on January 7

Two IndiGo aircraft came close to colliding with each other mid-air while taking off from Kempegowda International Airport on January 7. File (Source: The Hindu)

Two IndiGo planes came within distance of colliding with each other while taking off from Bengaluru airport earlier this month.

The incident happened on January 7, when IndiGo flights 6E 455 departing for Kolkata, and 6E 246 departing for Bhubaneshwar, were given permission to take off at the same time.

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