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SpiceJet operates India’s first TaxiBot at IGIA

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New Delhi: Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday, October 29, operated India’s first TaxiBot — a pilot-controlled semi-robotic towing tractor — at Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.

According to the airline, flight SG-8171, scheduled to fly on the Delhi-Goa route, was towed by the TaxiBot from the jet bridge to the runway before it departed from Terminal 2 at 12 noon.

The vehicle tows aircraft from jet bridge to close to the take-off point. Since the plane’s own engines are not used, it saves up to 85 per cent of fuel consumed during taxiing besides substantial reduction in noise levels.

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