GoAir aircraft lands outside airstrip instead of runway in Bengaluru
A major air mishap was averted with GoAir at Bengaluru Aiprort on November 11 when an aircraft landed outside the runway due to bad weather. All 180 passengers GoAir Nagpur-Bengaluru flight G8-811 of are reported safe. All the crew members has been grounded pending a probe into the incident and Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) has launched investigation. Meanwhile, a statement from GoAir is awaited.
The A320 aircraft belonging to the low-cost airline was reportedly given a clearance to land on runway 09 of the Bengaluru airport. There is no word on whether the incident occurred due to the pilot's mistake or because of bad weather.
"On Monday 11th November 2019, GoAir flight G8 811 from Nagpur to Bengaluru had carried out go around at Bengaluru and diverted to Hyderabad. All the passengers, crew and aircraft landed safely at Hyderabad," GoAir said in a statement.
"This reportable incident was reported immediately to the DGCA - the industry regulator. Pending the investigation by GoAir and the regulator, the flight crew have been kept off flying duty," it added.
