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Two flights came face-to-face, allegedly due to an ATC miscommunication, at Delhi Airport, leaving 15 passengers injured.

As per the reports, an IndiGo plane, which had arrived from Lucknow, had over 160 passengers on the board, the Hyderabad-bound SpiceJet aircraft had 187, when the incident took place. The matter has been reported to the aviation regulator DGCA, which has initiated a probe into the incident.

Reacting to the issue, an official statement from the SpiceJet said, “SpiceJet flight SG 123 operating between Delhi and Hyderabad was following ATC instructions at all times at the Delhi airport. While taxing, the SpiceJet crew observed another aircraft on the same runway in the opposite direction. Acting promptly, the SpiceJet crew immediately stopped the aircraft and intimated the ATC,” the airline said in a statement.

“Safety is of utmost and primary concern at SpiceJet, it said, adding, “At no stage the safety of passengers and crew was compromised. All authorities concerned were immediately informed,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said in the statement.

In another incident, a Jet Airways flight with 161 people on board veered off the runway at Dabolim airport in Goa while aligning for take-off to Mumbai today, with 15 passengers suffering “minor” injuries during evacuation.

Navy sources said 15 people suffered “minor injuries and fractures” in the process.

“A few guests have sustained minor injuries during the evacuation process and medical assistance is being coordinated by the Jet Airways team and the airport authorities,” the airlines said in a statement.