‘BSF crew error caused BSF-IndiGo planes incident in June’

NEW DELHI: The incident involving a BSF aircraft and an IndiGo plane in Jammu and Kashmir on June 30 was due to “error on part of the BSF crew,” union minister Jayant Sinha told the Rajya Sabha today.

The incident had happened over Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a written reply, the minister of state for civil aviation said that on June 30, 2017, Border Security Force EMB 135 BJ aircraft was involved in an occurrence with an IndiGo aircraft while operating flight from Srinagar to Delhi. (AGENCIES)