A SpiceJet aircraft on late Friday hit the runway lights after landing at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, leading to the runway being shut for nearly 40 minutes, an official said on Saturday.
“SpiceJet aircraft SG 1238 from Hyderabad after landing and taxiing damage three runway lights, due to which runway was closed from 10.47 p.m. to 11.28 p.m (on late Friday night),” a Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL) official said in a statement.
A SpiceJet Spokespeson, in a statement, said, “During landing roll, the aircraft veered off to the left and was aligned to the central line by the pilot. It taxied normally to the bay. However, runway lights got damaged.”
There were, however, no reported injuries to the passengers or damages to the aircraft. The reason behind aircraft veering off to the left is yet to be ascertained.
During the course of the runway’s closure, 10 flights were diverted from the airport — eight to Chennai, one each to Tiruchirapalli and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, the statement said.
(With IANS inputs)