Stray mutt on BOM runway stalls traffic
Jun 8, 2008, 7:30 am
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Stray mutt on BOM runway stalls traffic
http://news.in.msn.com/national/arti...mentid=1440429
Dog on runway keeps flights in air
Mumbai: On Friday, a dog on the runway at Mumbai’s airport was the cause of much mayhem. Not only were 1,800 passengers held up, four flights were forced to go-around, while five more were diverted, burning fuel worth INR 800,000 in the process.
[...]
“An Air India, Kingfisher, Jet Airways and a non-scheduled carrier had to go-around due to the dog on the runway.”
Three Jet Airways and a Kingfisher flights were diverted to Ahmedabad. Another Jet Airways flight was diverted to Pune.
[...]
Although the dog was caught at 11 am, it did not end the airport drama.
A Dubai-bound cargo flight over Mumbai lost its weather radar and declared a full emergency. It was forced to land on the main runway which was shut for weekly maintenance. This delayed the take-off of 25 flights.
Dog on runway keeps flights in air
Mumbai: On Friday, a dog on the runway at Mumbai’s airport was the cause of much mayhem. Not only were 1,800 passengers held up, four flights were forced to go-around, while five more were diverted, burning fuel worth INR 800,000 in the process.
[...]
“An Air India, Kingfisher, Jet Airways and a non-scheduled carrier had to go-around due to the dog on the runway.”
Three Jet Airways and a Kingfisher flights were diverted to Ahmedabad. Another Jet Airways flight was diverted to Pune.
[...]
Although the dog was caught at 11 am, it did not end the airport drama.
A Dubai-bound cargo flight over Mumbai lost its weather radar and declared a full emergency. It was forced to land on the main runway which was shut for weekly maintenance. This delayed the take-off of 25 flights.
