Mumbai: Chartered plane carrying six passengers veers off the runway while landing amid heavy rains
Written By Navya Beri
Published: Sep 14, 2023, 04:27 IST | Updated: Sep 14, 2023, 04:27 IST
Aircraft skids off at airport
A chartered plane with six passengers and two crew members aboard, veered off at the Mumbai airport on Thursday (September 14), due to heavy rainfall.
The VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL had departed from Visakhapatnam for Mumbai. The incident took place at the time the plane attempted to land on runway 27 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
No casualties have been reported.
"VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL operating flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai was involved in runway excursion (veer off) while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport. There were 6 passengers and 2 crew members on board. Visibility was 700m with heavy rain. No casualties reported as of now," an official statement said.
#WATCH | VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL operating flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai was involved in runway excursion (veer off) while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport. There were 6 passengers and 2 crew members on board. Visibility was 700m with heavy rain. No… pic.twitter.com/KxwNZrcmO5
The Airport Duty Officer said that the aircraft skidded off the runway and crashed afterwards at the Domestic Airport due to heavy rainfall.
The officials said that three people who were wounded in the incident, have been rushed to hospital for treatment, as per news agency ANI reports.
The runway has been temporarily closed due to the incident forcing the diversion of flights.
Two Vistara and one Akasa Airlines flight were diverted towards Bangalore airport, according to the officials. An Air India flight coming from Dubai was diverted towards Ahmedabad. Also, a Vistara flight from Dehradun to Mumbai (DED-BOM) has been diverted to Goa Airport.
Five planes have landed at Surat airport whereas two flights are still hovering in the airspace, as per news agency ANI reports.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) Spokesperson confirmed that the incident was not a crash and that the aircraft had veered off the runway at Mumbai airport.
(With input from agencies)
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