IndiGo Flight 433 Has Runway Excursion at Mumbai
IndiGo Airlines
An Indigo Airlines plane had a runway excursion after landing at Mumbai Airport on Monday.
Reports indicate that the pilot of IndiGo Flight 433 ran off the runway briefly taking out several runway lights before bringing the plane back on to the runway.
He then taxied the jet to the gate without reporting the incident to air traffic control.
‘It was only five minutes after the flight had landed that the ATC asked airfield staff to inspect the area as the surface movement radar (SMR) showed that the aircraft had deviated from the centre of the runway.
The pilot of the aircraft was on Sunday called for questioning. The preliminary report is expected to be submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) soon.’
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“Our investigations into the incident are on,” a DGCA official said.