Emergency landing at Mumbai airport delays flight operations by 20 minutes

Flight movement at the Mumbai airport came to a temporary halt after a Bangkok Airways flight made an emergency landing early on Thursday.

Published on: Jul 7, 2016, 11:42:44 IST

Hindustan Times | By Soubhik Mitra

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Mumbai: Flight movement at the Mumbai airport came to a temporary halt after a Bangkok Airways flight made an emergency landing early on Thursday.

The flight carrying 91 passengers from the capital city of Thailand landed safely, but it made the airport’s main airstrip unusable for about 20 minutes.

According to airport officials, the aircraft encountered a hydraulic failure on the touchdown and got stuck on the main runway. As a result flight operations were shifted on the smaller runway between 12:38 am and 1 am, officials added.

A Mumbai International Airport Limited spokesperson confirmed the incident. “The passengers were put in a hotel and the aircraft had to be towed to a parking bay,” said the spokesperson.

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Soubhik Mitra
Soubhik Mitra is an assistant editor with the Hindustan Times. The Mumbai boy has spent over a decade reporting on civic, environmental and political issues. His current stint is the longest where he writes on aviation and travel.Read More

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