Plane lands on runway as another jet takes off at same time

Watch the moment two passenger planes narrowly avoided colliding - with one landing at the same time another was taking off.The Airbus A320 operated by IndiGo made its final descent and touched down while the Air India flight, also an A320, was still on the runway.Officials are now investigating the near-miss at the Mumbai airport in India on Saturday 8 June. They said that guidelines had been breached.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it had suspended the Air Traffic Control personnel responsible while the inquiry is carried out.They said that the IndiGo flight 6E653, arriving from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) in Indore, touched down on runway 27 while the Air India flight AI657 was in the process of taking off for Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.Alok Yadav, the General Secretary of the ATC Guild India, told local media that Mumbai and Delhi airports are 'high-intensity airports, operating around 46 flights per hour'.He said: 'ATCOs are responsible for maintaining the safe and secure arrival and departure of planes and passengers. In the viral video, the visibility appears to be quite good.'If there is reasonable assurance through visual observation, the traffic separation minima can be reduced. In this incident, it appeared that the departing aircraft had already reached B2 speed and was nose-up while the arriving aircraft was touching down on Runway 27. The matter is under investigation.'In response to the incident, IndiGo said in a statement: 'On June 8, IndiGo flight 6E 6053 from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC at Mumbai Airport. 'The Pilot in Command continued the approach and landing and followed ATC instructions. At IndiGo, passenger safety is paramount to us, and we have reported the incident as per procedure.'Air India added: 'AI657 from Mumbai to Trivandrum was on take-off roll on June 8. The Air India aircraft was cleared by Air Traffic Control to enter the runway and subsequently cleared for take-off.'The Air India aircraft continued with the take-off roll in accordance with laid down procedures. An investigation has been initiated by the authorities to find out more about the clearance given to the airlines.'