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After ATC mix up, Pakistan F-16 jets intercepted Delhi-Kabul Spicejet flight last month
NEW DELHI: Amid tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after Balakot air strikes in February, Pakistani fighter jets intercepted a Kabul-bound Indian passenger plane for almost an hour over their airspace last month.

The SpiceJet flight was mid-air when two Pakistani F-16 jets flanked the commercial plane and asked its pilot to lower its altitude and report to them with the flight details.



The incident occurred on September 23 and the flight involved in the incident was SG-21, which had taken off from Delhi for Kabul. Around 120 passengers were on board.

More importantly, the incident was reported when Pakistan airspace was not closed for India.

The SpiceJet captain briefed Pakistani F-16 jet pilots, saying, "This is SpiceJet, Indian commercial aircraft, which carries passengers and is going to Kabul as per schedule," sources told ANI.

When the F-16s rounded up SpiceJet, the Pakistani jets and their pilots could be seen by passengers.

One of the passengers on the flight, on the conditions of anonymity, told ANI that the Pakistani fighter pilot instructed SpiceJet pilot through hand signs to lower the altitude of the commercial plane.

According to sources, every flight has its code, like SpiceJet is known as 'SG'. It caused confusion and Pakistani ATC misunderstood SpiceJet as 'IA' and misinterpreted it as the Indian Army or India Airforce.


When Pakistani ATC reported about an aircraft coming from India with IA code they immediately launched their F-16s to intercept the Indian plane.




After the confusion was sorted out, the Pakistani fighters escorted the SpiceJet out of Pakistan airspace till they entered Afghanistan, confirmed a DGCA official.




"At the time when Pakistani F-16s were flying around their flight, all passengers were asked to shut their windows and maintain silence," the passengers told ANI.


After the flight landed safely in Kabul, it's return journey was delayed by almost five hours as Pakistani embassy officials in Kabul scrambled to clear paperwork involving the mid-air mix up.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...et-flight-last-month/articleshow/71629860.cms
 
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i think we should not use f16 for such commercial planes but use jf17 as they are enough to deal with them and will be cost effective,I think indian media is spreading fake news as we not needed f16 for such purposes and I am sure if this event happened we used jf17 for this purpose
 
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i think we should not use f16 for such commercial planes but use jf17 as they are enough to deal with them and will be cost effective,I think indian media is spreading fake news as we not needed f16 for such purposes and I am sure if this event happened we used jf17 for this purpose

PAF knows better which aircraft to scramble . There are many reasons for that don't always look at it economically.
 
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ATC misunderstood SG for IA? seriously. are you freaking kidding me. This is ATC, such shit is rare, and they don't use SG. they would say Sierra Golf. FFS
Jet is full of Afghans and they deliberately assign call sign I.A so that PAF shoot down Indian jet full of civilians and Afghan start fighting with Pakistan in order to shift strength from LOC.

You can never trust Baniya mentality.
 
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PAF is awake. Anything coming from India can be a threat and therefore be dealt as such. We cannot compromise on that.
Secondly those saying we shouldn't use F-16s seriously! which Jet we should or should not use, should be left upon the professionals to decide. As for the cost, what do you think should be the cost for defending one's national security? Lets not be so petty.
 
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ATC operates with the call sign appearing on Radar with designated blip codes. No one is mistaking anything here except that someone is playing deception tactics to lure the other side for an unwanted action amid hostility & high times. Why a passenger jet was shot above or near Syria, is the history.
 
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Maybe there was credible intel that a passenger plane was to be used as a trojan horse or something, that would explain the interception and the complete airspace closure.

It is possible right to kit out an a320 with surveilance equipment, or rig it to airdrop something right?
 
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More fake news for Bollywood lovers lolz pathetic nation lolz.
 
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