Un A343 con 104 persone tra passeggeri (93) ed equipaggio (11) è uscito di pista a BOM, per fortuna senza conseguenze per le persone a bordo.
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Mumbai airport's main runway to remain shut till 5 pm, flights delayed
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Passengers at Mumbai's Chhtrapati Shivaji International Airport continue to face delays for the second day today as the main runway of the airport is still closed. It is expected to open at 5 pm.
The runway was shut down yesterday after a Turkish Airways plane skidded off the rapid exit taxiway after landing early in the morning and got stuck in some mud just a few feet away.
For the entire day on Friday, the airport had to make do with its secondary runway. As a result, some flights had to be cancelled and many others ran late - by about 15 minutes to start with, and then longer delays of 45 minutes by the evening. The delays still continue as the towing away of the aircraft is taking longer than expected. Continuous rain is also hindrance.
The Turkish Airlines aircraft, an Airbus 340, had 104 people on board including 11 crew members. No injuries were reported. The airline issued a statement that said its plane skidded off the runway after landing "as a result of excessive rainfall."
The flight from Istanbul to Mumbai landed at 4.13 am. The plane exited the runway onto the recently-refurbished taxiway N8 that leads towards the terminal. Suddenly, the plane skidded and its nose wheel and main landing gear hit the mud.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which supervises flight safety, has said this is a serious incident, and has begun a formal inquiry to determine what went wrong. The fact that the plane first skidded off the taxiway and then veered so close to the busy runway is a double-whammy as far as safety concerns go.
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