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Laser beam disorients Malaysia Airlines pilot, flight circles over Kolkata
A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur carrying 159 passengers was forced to circle mid-air before landing at Kolkata airport after a laser beam disoriented the pilot. The flash came from the…
The Story in Brief
A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur carrying 159 passengers was forced to circle mid-air before landing at Kolkata airport after a laser beam disoriented the pilot. The flash came from the Madhyamgram-Barasat direction when the aircraft was about eight nautical miles from the runway, airport sources said.
The plane, headed for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, had to circle for several minutes before landing safely. No injuries were reported.
The Indian Opinion
Some will call this a security failure, but laser attacks on aircraft are a global nuisance. The real issue is enforcement of existing bans on high-power lasers near airports. Kolkata police must locate the source and press charges. If not, this will repeat. The question is: will they act quickly enough?
Sources (2): indiatvnews.com, ndtv.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
