Air India plane lands on under-construction runway at Male airport; pilots taken off duty

Two pilots have been taken off duty after an Air India aircraft carrying more than 136 peoplelanded on a wrong runway at Velana international airport in Male,Maldives.

The plane landed at an "uncommissioned runway" and that all passengers are safe, said an Air India spokesperson.

A senior DGCA official said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been informed since it is a serious incident, reported news agency PTI.

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The A320 neo plane was operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Male.

There were 136 passengers and crew on board.Citing a preliminary report, the spokesperson said two tyres of the aircraft were deflated.

"It could be because the pilots applied brakes on realising that they landed on a wrong runway. The local authorities are conducting a probe," he added.

The senior official at aviation regulator DGCA said both pilots of the plane have been "off rostered".