Near miss by Etihad Airways, Emirates flights over Mumbai airspace

NEW DELHI: A possible mishap involving aircraft of two Gulf carriers over Indian airspace early on Monday was averted when Mumbai ATC alerted one of the commanders, aviation sources said today.

The incident involving Emirates and Etihad Airways was reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which has started its investigation, the sources said.

While Emirates confirmed the incident in a statement from Dubai, Etihad when contacted said it will respond soon.

The incident occured on the intervening night of March 29-30, when Emirates flight EK-706 was heading to Dubai from Seychelles while Etihad flight EY-622 was on way to Seychelles from Abu Dhabi, the sources said.

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