Mumbai: A mishap was averted at the Mumbai airport on Thursday night when a Kingfisher flight was cleared for landing at a runway where a Spice jet plane was stationed after a technical fault, a week after a similar incident in Mumbai.
The Mumbai-Chennai Spice jet flight was about to take off at around 11 pm but developed a technical problem at the last minute after which the Air Traffic Control (ATC) asked it to abort the take-off, airport sources said.
But, at the same time, a Delhi-Mumbai Kingfisher Airlines aircraft was given permission for landing at the same runway.
However, just in time, the ATC asked the pilot of the Kingfisher plane to go around after which the flight landed.
The Kingfisher Airline spokesperson said the pilot complied with the ATC instruction. The flight landed at Mumbai airport safely, he said. "Shortly before the Kingfisher Airline flight IT318 was to land at Mumbai Airport, the ATC requested the captain of the flight to do a go around. The captain immediately complied with the ATC instruction and was revectored a fresh approach" the spokesperson said.
The aircraft which was operating from Delhi landed at Mumbai Airport shortly thereafter, he said.
On May 27, a major disaster was averted at the airport here as a Jet Airways plane was asked to abort landing at the last minute after an IndiGo aircraft entered the runway.
The Mumbai-Chennai Spice jet flight was about to take off at around 11 pm but developed a technical problem at the last minute after which the Air Traffic Control (ATC) asked it to abort the take-off, airport sources said.
But, at the same time, a Delhi-Mumbai Kingfisher Airlines aircraft was given permission for landing at the same runway.
The Kingfisher Airline spokesperson said the pilot complied with the ATC instruction. The flight landed at Mumbai airport safely, he said. "Shortly before the Kingfisher Airline flight IT318 was to land at Mumbai Airport, the ATC requested the captain of the flight to do a go around. The captain immediately complied with the ATC instruction and was revectored a fresh approach" the spokesperson said.
Advertisement
On May 27, a major disaster was averted at the airport here as a Jet Airways plane was asked to abort landing at the last minute after an IndiGo aircraft entered the runway.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Man Claims IndiGo Lost Bag With Items Of Rs 45,000, Gave Compensation Of... "Do You Charge...'': Viral Post On IndiGo's ''Cute Fee'' Triggers Debate, Airline Responds Bag With Chemical Catches Fire Before Being Loaded On Flight At Mumbai Airport, 5 Arrested Celebrated "Russian Spy" Whale Hvaldimir Found Dead In Norway: Report INDIA's "Hit With Footwear" Protest In Mumbai Over Shivaji Statue Collapse Nurse Molested By Patient During Late Night Shift At West Bengal Hospital Royal Enfield Launches New Revit All-Weather Gear In India Houthi Rebels Say They Attacked Merchant Ship Off Yemen "There Is No 'Power Centre'": Actor Mammootty Amid Mollywood #MeToo Row Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.