Mumbai: A Kingfisher Airlines ATR aircraft
with 42 passengers and four crew onboard overshot the runway
after it landed at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday.
All the passengers are safe and have been evacuated
from the aircraft, a Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson told agency
here.
"Kingfisher Airlines flight 4142 from Bhavnagar (Gujarat)
left (overshot) the runway after landing," a Mumbai
International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said.
Both the pilots of the aircraft have been taken off duty
pending an internal inquiry, the airline spokesperson said.
Mumbai Airport remains completely shut for operations
between 12 noon and 1 pm every Tuesday, and thereafter a
shortened stretch of 1,700-metre on the western end of main
Runway 27 is used for take-off and touch-down by smaller
planes, such as ATRs, A319s and A320s till 6 pm.
However, a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued by the
regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to all
stakeholders including air operators yesterday had stated that
trainee pilots would not be allowed to operate aircraft from a
short runway.
"All flight operations be suspended if the short runway
is classified as `Wet`," the NOTAM said.
Mumbai Airport has two intersecting runways designated
09/27 and 14/32. While the cross runway (2,925-metre) is
completely shut till February due to construction work, the
main runway 09/27 (3,445-metre) is kept closed for
reconstruction work between 12 noon and 6 pm every Tuesday.
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