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Mumbai rains: SpiceJet flight from Jaipur overshoots runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport; none hurt

A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skid and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amidst heavy rains on Monday

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|Jul 02, 2019, 09:27:17 IST
New Delhi: A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skid and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amidst heavy rains on Monday, although none of the passengers were hurt in the incident, said a source privy to the matter.The incident happened on Monday around 11.45 pm when the SpiceJet flight SG6237 flying from Jaipur to Mumbai skid and overshot the main runway, the source said.
Due to the incident, a secondary runway is in operation at the airport currently.Many subsequent flights have been diverted to other airports such as Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, the sources said."A Korean Air flight KE655 which was coming from Seoul to Mumbai has been diverted to Ahmedabad due to the incident and bad weather conditions," the sources said.Similarly, a Lufthansa flight LH756, which was coming from Frankfurt, and an Air India flight AI331, which was coming from Bangkok had to be diverted to other airports, the sources said. Follow LIVE updates on Mumbai rains here
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First Published:Jul 02, 2019, 08:45:17 IST
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