 "The SpiceJet plane overshoots Mumbai airport")
The skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft on the main runway (09/27) last night compounded the problem further as it forced the private airport operator to shift operations to the secondary runway, which can carry out limited operations.
The SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft carrying 183 people overshot a wet runway while landing at the airport in rain-hit Mumbai and got stuck in the mud, officials said yesterday, adding that all passengers were safely evacuated.
There was no smoke or fire emanating from the Boeing aircraft, said the officials.
Meanwhile, late on Tuesday night as torrential downpour continued over Mumbai, Jet Airways announced it had suspended temporarily all incoming and outgoing flights.
#9Wupdate: On account of torrential rains in #Mumbai, we'll waive off penalties for date/ flight change, refund & no-show on confirmed (1/2)
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) September 19, 2017
#9Wupdate: Secondary Runway 32 at #Mumbai airport is open only for departures. We’re trying our best to have our guests on their way asap.
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) September 19, 2017
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#9Wupdate Due to main runway not available at Mumbai airport till 1200hrs today some of our flights hv been canceled https://t.co/xpbrta6Mvh
— Jet Airways (@jetairways) September 19, 2017
Rains affect airport operations
Earlier evening operations at Mumbai Airport were affected for nearly 30 minutes owing to poor visibility leading to diversion of four incoming flights and go-arounds for seven others.
As many as 56 flights have been diverted to different airports till this morning as the main runway was out of use due to the SpiceJet aircraft stuck there, an airport official said.Following the downpour, several airlines issued travel advisories to the passengers.
IndiGo said in a tweet:
#Traveladvisory #6EUpdate All flights arriving at Mumbai are getting affected due to low visibility. Kindly check flight status via our 1/2
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) September 20, 2017
Partial operation is being carried out from the secondary runway (14/32 ) but due to the tailwinds, flight departures and arrivals are quite slow.
"Current visibility is 1600 mts with winds of 12 knots. RWY 14 is being used for arrivals while RWY 32 is being used for departures. The disabled aircraft recovery kit from Air India is at site and preparation of pavement underneath the aircraft is in progress," a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said.
Mumbai airport, the country's second busiest airport, handles 930 flights per day with an average of 48 movements per hour.
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