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Amid heavy rains, a SpiceJet flight from Jaipur overshot the runway while landing at Mumbai airport just before midnight on Monday. Officials said no one was injured in the incident.
After the Boeing 737-800 plane saw this incident, the main runway has been closed and a secondary one is in operation at the airport now.
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Due to this, several flights have been diverted to other airports such as Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. Also, the bad weather conditions became reason to make a Korean Air flight KE655 divert to Ahmedabad. It was coming from Seoul to Mumbai.
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News agency PTI reported, “On July 1, SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated flight SG 6237 from Jaipur to Mumbai. There was heavy rain in Mumbai and the aircraft, after landing, overshot the runway. Passengers were deplaned normally. There was no injury to either the passengers or the crew,” a spokesperson 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.
The main runway’s closure will result in delaying of flights.
The Meteorological Department has warned of “extremely heavy” rainfall in adjoining areas of Thane and Palghar on July 2, 4 and 5.
The city is witnessing heavy waterlogging and flooding situation.
(With inputs from PTI)
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