Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : A chilling new report has revealed a second critical safety incident involving an Air India Express flight, which received an automated "Don't Sink" warning just 38 hours after another of the airline's planes had a near-disastrously close call in Dubai. The finding, part of an official investigation, raises serious concerns about the airline's operational safety and pilot response protocols.
The revelation comes from the final report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India Express flight AI-171 incident in Dubai in May 2024. In that event, the aircraft descended to a dangerously low altitude of just 175 feet above the ground before the pilots executed a last-minute "go-around" to avert a crash.
The report shockingly discloses that a mere 38 hours later, another Air India Express flight, an Airbus A320 on approach to Trivandrum, faced a similar crisis. The aircraft's Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) issued an urgent "Don't Sink" audio alert, signaling that the plane was losing altitude too rapidly for its phase of flight.
Fortunately, in this second instance, the flight crew responded correctly to the warning and initiated a go-around, safely landing the aircraft on their next attempt.
The AAIB's primary investigation into the Dubai incident blamed the flight's captain for poor decision-making and the first officer for failing to challenge the unsafe actions effectively. The emergence of a second, nearly identical warning event in such a short time frame points to a potentially wider issue within the airline, putting a spotlight on crew training and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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