Passengers on board a London-Mumbai Jet Airways flight had a narrow escape after the aircraft flew just metres above the Heathrow airport boundary wall and vehicles on the other side when taking off. The pilots, sources said, did an intersection take-off at Heathrow – one where the aircraft, a wide-body Boeing 777 in this case, doesn’t use the full length of the runway. “After the take-off, the aircraft maintained an unsafe altitude as it crossed the airport boundary wall,” said an official, who did not wish to be named. The incident, sources said, came to light when locals complained about the low-flying aircraft to London Police, which brought it to the notice of Heathrow Air Traffic Control officials. At Jet Airways, safety of its guests, crew and assets is of paramount importance,” a Jet Airways spokesperson said.

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2016 11:48 UTC