Four of the five runway excursions reported this year happened within 72 hours in late June and early July, according to information the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has provided under the Right to Information (RTI) act filed by this correspondent.
An Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway after landing on June 30 and got stuck in soft ground at the Mangalore airport. A SpiceJet flight from Bhopal to Surat overshot the runway after landing the same day. Runway excursions happen when an aircraft veers off the runway while taking off or landing.
On July 1, another SpiceJet flight from Jaipur overshot the runway after landing due to heavy rains in Mumbai. Air traffic was affected for the next four days as the aircraft remained stuck on the runway.
