7. Mid-Air Collision Because Of Language Barriers
The Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision occurred in 1996 in New Dehli, India when a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B crashed into a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin II-76 because the pilots couldn’t communicate with each other in English. Both planes were flying on the same route but in different directions, and they failed to communicate with each other. This misunderstanding was the reason why 349 people had to die that day. Till this day it remains the deadliest mid-air collision in the history of aviation. Also, it is the biggest aviation accident to occur in India. That is a good reminder to all of us that communication is one of the most important elements to avoid tragedies.
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