Written by Dailynews.vn Monday, 12 December 2011 22:16
Four air traffic controllers at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport have been punished for issuing erroneous instructions to an aircraft last October, almost causing a disaster.
Phan Khanh, who headed the shift on October 1 when an approaching airplane almost hit a truck on the runway, was fined VND10.5 million (US$500) and suspended for three months.
Trinh Ngoc Huy, the main staff on the shift, was also suspended for three months and fined VND3 million ($142).
Nguyen Tran Vu and Nguyen Hoang Son were also fined VND3 million each.
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