An arriving Kingfisher flight had a close shave at Mumbai on Tuesday, after it skid off the airport's 'shortened' runway. For six hours every Tuesday, only half the standard runway is available for take-off and landing, due to ongoing renovation. However, all 42 passengers and 4 crewmembers are safe.
An arriving Kingfisher flight had a close shave at Mumbai today, after it skid off the airport's 'shortened' runway. For six hours every Tuesday, only half the standard runway is available for take-off and landing, due to ongoing renovation.
A Kingfisher Flight arriving at the Mumbai airport from Bhavnagar had a close shave after it skid off the runway. All 42 passengers and 4 crewmembers are safe.
On Tuesdays, the Mumbai airport runs "short runway operations". For six hours, only half the standard runway is available for take-off and landing because the runway is being renovated. The Kingfisher flight was landing on this shorter runway.
Kingfisher Airlines says the pilots have been derostered while the accident is investigated.
