New Delhi, March 15 An aircraft pushback tractor operated by AISATS caught fire at the Delhi airport on Friday morning, and the fire was extinguished, sources said on Sunday.
The vehicle caught fire while pushing back an Etihad cargo aircraft, EY215, but there was no damage to the plane. The aircraft later took off for its destination, one source said.
Etihad Airways could not be immediately contacted for comments, and there was no response from AISATS, which is a joint venture between Air India and Singapore's SATS.
According to sources, operations at the airport were not affected by the incident.
A pushback tractor is used to push an aircraft from the parking bay at the airport.