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The flight plan for the Gupta wedding plane flight - Ben Martins

Transport minister says Jet Airways plane flew from Indira Gandhi Airport, India to Waterkloof AFB

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO 951

DATE REPLY SUBMITTED: 29 MAY 2013

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NO 15 - 2013)

Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

Will he provide a copy of the flight plan used by the Jet Airways plane chartered by the Gupta family, which arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base on 30 April 2013; if not, why not? NW1174E

3. THE WRITTEN REPLY

The Minister of Transport:

The flight plan provided by the Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS) has received for the Jet Airways flight from Indira Gandhi Airport, India to Waterkloof, South Africa, is as follows.

FSSSZQZX FSSSYFYX FSSSFDPA FQBEZQZX FQBEYFYX FQBEFDPA FMMMZQZX FMMMYFYX FMMMFDPA FAWKZTZX FAWKYFYX FAWKFDPA FALEZTZX FAJAZQZX FAJAYFYX FAJAFDPA

291433 VIDPZPZX

(FPL-JAI9900-YN

-A332/H-SDFGHIJ1J5RWXYZ/LB1D1

-VIDP1800

-N0476F340 DCT REBON Q2 BBB B459 GUNDI/N0474F360 B459 CLAVA UB459 BOMOB/N0470F380 UB459 PRA UG465 OVANA/N0463F400 UG465 WIV/N0408F260

UG745 JSV/N0358F180 G653 HBV DCT VFR

-FAWK1008 FALE

-PBN/A1B1D1 COM/TCAS DAT/SVH REG/VTJWG EET/VABF0038 FSSS0417

FMMM0622 FQBE0720 FAJA0917 SEL/BREQ CODE/8003B9 OPR/JET AIRWAYS RALT/FSIA FVHA VABB)

 EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE FLIGHT PLAN

FLIGHT PLAN CODE:

NOTES:

FSSSZQZX FSSSYFYX

FSSSFDPA FQBEZQZX

FQBEYFYX FQBEFDPA

FMMMZQZX FMMMYFYX

FMMMFDPA FAWKZTZX

FAWKYFYX FAWKFDPA

FALEZTZX FAJAZQZX FAJAYFYX

FAJAFDPA

These designators identify the air navigation service units to whom the flight plan was addressed.

South African addresses listed are as follows:

FAWKZTZX; FAWKYFYX; and FAWKFDPA: Waterkloof Airport

FALEZTZX: King Shaka International Airport

FAJAZQZX FAJAYFYX FAJAFDPA:

Johannesburg Airspace Control (O.R. Tambo International Airport).

291433 VIDPZPZX

Plan was filed on 29 April 2013 at 14:33 UTC

(UTC = SA Time -2 hours) from Delhi - Indira

Ghandi International Airport).

(FPL-JAI9900-YN

Message type is Flight Plan (FPL).

JAI refers to Jet Airways (3-digit code).

Flight number is 9900.

Y indicates instrument and visual flight rules.

N indicates Non-scheduled flight.

-A332/ H

SDFGHIJ1J5RWXYZ/LB1D1

Aircraft Identification: Airbus A330 200,

Weight category H (heavy).

Rest of the characters represent

communication and navigation equipment

available, as coded by ICAO.

-VIDP1800

Departure Aerodrome was Indira Ghandi International Airport. Departure time: 18:00 UTC

-N0476F340 DCT REBON Q2 BBB

B459 GUNDI/N0474F360 B459

CLAVA UB459 BOMOB/N0470F380

UB459 PRA UG465

OVANA/N0463F 400 UG465

WIV/N0408F260

UG745 JSV/N0358F 180 G653 HBV

DCT VFR

This part provides information on cruising Speed, flight levels and route.

Issued by Parliament, May 29 2013

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