KARACHI: *Pakistani Civil Aviation Airline Air controller saves foreignairline flight from India from deadly accident.*
An air traffic controller of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has saved aforeign airline en route Muscat from India’s Jaipur from a dangerousaccident in the airspace of Karachi Region that lost control followingthunderbolt.
The flight, WY-276, of Oman Air lost his control at the altitude of 38,000due to lightning strike which suddenly descended it to 36,000 amid badweather conditions while flying over Sindh’s Chor town.
The pilot of the aircraft carrying more than 150 passengers placed ‘mayday’call while flying over Sindh’s Chor town after being caught into anemergency situation. Following the mayday call, the CAA’s air trafficcontroller showed professionalism and guided the WY-276 flight’s pilotwhich saved the aircraft from colliding in the air with other planes.
The spokesperson of the aviation authorities told *ARY News* that the OmanAir’s flight captain contacted air traffic controller and made a maydaycall following worse weather condition after entering the airspace ofKarachi Region.
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The WY-276 plane escaped horrible accident as the aircraft was near to hitother flights on the same route following complete guidance by the CAA’sair traffic controller, the spokesperson added.
It may be noted here that at least 26 people, including women and children,lost their lives in Sindh’s Tharparkar and Sanghar districts after being struckby lightninglinkduringthundershowers continued on scattered locations since Thursday night.
Moreover, light rainfall lashed Karachilink onFriday morning as well which caused the temperature to dip as several partsof Sindh received rain from Thursday night in a fresh wet spell.
