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Plane skids off runway
Plane skids off runway
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 | AY
The Kolkata-Mumbai airlink was disrupted this morning as the main runway at Mumbai airport came to be closed after a flight of Air Sahara from the eastern Indian metropolis skidded off the runway and its tyres sticking in a soft turf last evening. The Air Sahara flight from Kolkata to Mumbai having landed at 7.25 p.m. yesterday, veered away eventually to find itself immobilised. The aircraft, a VT-SID, suffered extensive damage. According to information reaching Kolkata from Mumbai, all three landing gears of the aircraft were harmed. The plane was said to be resting on its engines, suggesting that these, too, could end up being impaired. The 119 persons on board, including the members of the crew, were safe. Efforts were continuing to lift the aircraft with the aid of balloons supplied by Air India. According to sources, the instrument landing system for the main ruway was rendered unserviceable.
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