Close shave for GoAir passengers as plane misses runway at Bengaluru
A major mishap was averted at the Bengaluru airport on Monday when GoAir flight from Nagpur carrying 180 passengers missed the runway in bad weather conditions. The entire crew was grounded and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation, reports news agency ANI.
The incident happened at the Bengaluru airport when flight G8-811, an A320 aircraft, landed outside the airstrip instead of the runway at around 7.15 am.
“After the incident, the GoAir flight G8 811 from Nagpur to Bengaluru was diverted to Hyderabad and all the passengers and crew landed safely in Hyderabad. Pending an investigation by GoAir and the aviation regulator, the flight crew has been kept off flying duty. The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance to GoAir,” a GoAir spokesperson said.
