Air India and Jet Airways officials on Sunday denied there was a possibility of a mid-air collision near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. Pilots of their aircraft took evasive steps soon after the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) siren was sounded in the planes, the airlines said.
Spokespersons of both airlines separately said that claims that a mid-air collision was averted between Air India and Jet Airways aircraft flying out of and to Chennai were false media reports.
"The TCAS alarm went off and as per instructions given to the pilots they acted... There was no chance of a collision to say it was averted," Air India spokesperson Chandra Kumar told IANS.
"Reporters who had absolutely no idea of TCAS have made these reports. None of the airlines can be blamed in this case," he added.
