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From Charkhi Dadri to Air India Ahmedabad-London Plane Crash: India’s Worst Aviation Disasters

  • A mid-air collision near Delhi, India, between a Saudi Arabian passenger plane and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 on a November day in 1996 resulted in the loss of all passengers and crew aboard both aircraft.
  • The collision resulted from the Kazakh pilots descending below their assigned altitude due to language barriers and crew inattention despite controller instructions to maintain separation.
  • The Lahoti Commission found that inadequate English comprehension and a casual crew attitude caused the unauthorized descent that led to the fatal collision.
  • The crash claimed 349 lives, and the Court of Inquiry stated the single air corridor at Delhi did not contribute to the accident, highlighting pilot error as key.
  • This disaster remains India's deadliest mid-air collision, prompting changes in aviation communication protocols and air traffic management to improve flight safety.
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A series of accidents during takeoff or landing, as well as a terrorist attack, have been recorded in the company's 92 years of existence.

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