New Delhi: A major accident was averted after a bus, parked barely metres away from an Air India aircraft, caught fire at Delhi Airport’s Terminal 3 on Monday afternoon. No passengers or staff were injured in the incident.

One among several such buses operated by SATS Airport Services Private Limited, a third-party provider that handles ground services for multiple airlines, was vacant when it caught fire near bay 32, airport officials said. ADVERTISEMENT

It was termed a “stray incident” by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which is in charge of operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

“In a stray incident, a bus operated by one of the ground handlers caught fire around noon today. Our expert ARFF team on the ground immediately swung into action and extin

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