To prevent the two aircraft from getting close to each other, the controller asked the IndiGo flight to do a go-around and the Jet Airways pilot to abort the take-off.
The incident occurred around 1.30pm when Jet Airways flight 9W 2403 to Goa was rolling for take-off. The flight had 158 passengers on board. According to airport officials, the controller noticed an IndiGo flight from Nagpur approaching for landing. "The aircraft was on the approach path and the Jet Airways flight could not have taken off successfully in such a situation. So, the controller asked the departing flight to abort take-off and asked the arriving plane to do a go-around," an airport official said.
The Jet flight was delayed by over two hours and finally departed around 4pm.
While some officials said the Jet flight had delayed its take-off, others said the IndiGo aircraft was a few seconds late. A Jet spokesperson confirmed that the flight had aborted its take-off. "This was on account of an incoming aircraft of another airline on an uncleared approach into Mumbai," the spokesperson said. There was no response from IndiGo despite repeated attempts. DGCA called it a routine procedure.
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