A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skid and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Monday, although none of the passengers were hurt in the incident, an airline spokesperson said.
IMAGE: A SpiceJet plane from Jaipur overshot the runway while landing at Mumbai airport amid heavy rain on Monday. Photograph: Mitesh Bhuvad/PTI Photo
The incident happened on Monday around 11.45 pm when the SpiceJet flight SG6237 flying from Jaipur to Mumbai skid and overshot the main runway, the source said.
“A SpiceJet flight SG6237, which was coming from Jaipur to Mumbai, skid and overshot the main runway around 11.45 pm on Monday night. All passengers are safe. The main runway has been temporarily closed,” the source said.
Due to the incident, a secondary runway is in operation at the airport currently.
IMAGE: None of the passengers on board the SpiceJet flight were injured. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
Many subsequent flights have been diverted to other airports such as Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, the sources said.
“A Korean Air flight KE655 which was coming from Seoul to Mumbai has been diverted to Ahmedabad due to the incident and bad weather conditions,” the sources said.
Similarly, a Lufthansa flight LH756, which was coming from Frankfurt, and an Air India flight AI331, which was coming from Bangkok had to be diverted to other airports, the sources said.
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