<p class="title">A major tragedy was averted thanks to the alertness and presence of mind, of the staff of Mangaluru airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC), on Thursday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">ATC personnel noticed a baggage truck on the runway moving directly towards a Jet Airways aircraft cleared for take-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Mangaluru-Mumbai flight was all set for take-off when ATC spotted the baggage carrier on collision course with the airplane, and alerted the pilots to abort take-off. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The flight was delayed for a while as a result.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The flight took wing after the runway was cleared, airport sources confirmed. </p>
<p class="title">A major tragedy was averted thanks to the alertness and presence of mind, of the staff of Mangaluru airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC), on Thursday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">ATC personnel noticed a baggage truck on the runway moving directly towards a Jet Airways aircraft cleared for take-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Mangaluru-Mumbai flight was all set for take-off when ATC spotted the baggage carrier on collision course with the airplane, and alerted the pilots to abort take-off. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The flight was delayed for a while as a result.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The flight took wing after the runway was cleared, airport sources confirmed. </p>
