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Near-miss at Mumbai airport

Mumbai, May 27
A major mishap was averted at the city airport after an Indigo aircraft entered the runway instead of turning into the taxiway. The IndiGo aircraft, as per ATC instructions, was supposed to turn into the taxiway. However, it entered the runway, a Mumbai International Airport, statement said today.

"At 9.04 pm yesterday, a Jet Airways flight 9W 616 (Kolkata-Mumbai) while on approach to landing was asked to go around to allow IndiGo Mumbai-Bangalore flight (6E-415) to cross the runway at the intersection point," MIAL said.

The IndiGo aircraft had entered the runway instead of turning into the taxiway as per the designated taxiway instruction from the ATC, the statement said. — PTI