Muscat: An aircraft carrying 150 passengers from Jaipur in India to Muscat was reportedly saved by an air traffic controller from Pakistan after it encountered abnormal weather conditions, according to media reports.
According to The News International report, sources in Pakistan’s aviation authority have said that the plane got caught in the middle of lightning and dropped down from an altitude of 36,000 feet to 34,000 feet almost immediately. The incident happened near the Chor area of the southern Sindh province on Thursday.
The pilot of the airline, initiated emergency protocol and broadcast “Mayday” to nearby stations, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).
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The air traffic controller from Pakistan responded to the call of the pilot and directed the plane through the dense air traffic in the vicinity for the remaining journey in Pakistani airspace.
Pakistan on July 16 opened its airspace for India after around five months of restrictions in the wake of a standoff with New Delhi earlier this year. – Agencies
