Air India plane lands on under-construction runway at Male airport; pilots taken off duty
The plane landed at an "uncommissioned runway" and that all passengers are safe, said an Air India spokesperson
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.
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".