Air India aborts flight landing in Goa due to dogs on runway

A Mumbai- Goa Air India flight aborted landing at the Goa airport at the yesterday when the pilot spotted dogs on the runway, according to a passenger.

Govind Gaonkar, who said he was on board the flight from Mumbai to Goa, claimed that the pilot aborted the landing seconds before the touchdown.

“He went full throttle and took off again only to land again after a turn around of 15 minutes,” Gaonkar tweeted. “Upon enquiring with the pilot he explained that there were five to six dogs on the runway. It was absolutely annoying.”