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Planes overshoot runway thrice in 2 days: DGCA issues safety directions

Third runway excursion in two days; DGCA issues safety directions

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A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 after it overshot the runway while landing due to heavy rains in Mumbai on Monday night | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
A SpiceJet Boeing 737 operating a Jaipur-Mumbai flight overshot the main runway on landing at the city airport on Monday night causing disruptions and raising questions on aviation safety.

No passengers on the SpiceJet flight (SG 6237) were hurt.  The main runway was shut after the incident and is expected to reopen on Wednesday. Rain, low visibility, and poor braking action on the secondary runway led to over 50 diversions and an equal number of flight cancellations at Mumbai. Rains also caused flight delays and the airport remained operational on Tuesday.

This was the third runway excursion by a landing
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