A potential collision was averted at Delhi's IGIA when an Indian carrier's A320, arriving from Phuket, slowed down and failed to promptly vacate the runway. This forced the Delhi ATC to instruct a SWISS Airbus A330, approaching from Zurich, to execute a go-around at 1,400 feet.
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