Goa Airport was temporarily shut down on Saturday after a portion of the main runway caught fire after a drop tank of a MiG-29K aircraft fell down from the jet while it was taking off. The minor fire was caused due to the fuel spillage. Both the pilot and the aircraft are safe.

Operations at Goa Airport resume after fire in a fuel tank dropped by MiG-29 disrupts flights

Flight operations at Goa`s Dabolim International Airport have resumed after it was temporarily suspended following a fuel tank attached to a MiG-29K aircraft fell on the runway while taking off on Saturday.

Goa Ínternational Airport resumes operations after MiG-29K incident 

The under-trainee pilot ejected to safety. The fire on the aircraft is being extinguished

Watch: Goa Airport shut for an hour after MiG-29K skids off runway, catches fire

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Operations at Goa Airport resume after fire in a fuel tank dropped by MiG-29 disrupts flights

Goa Ínternational Airport resumes operations after MiG-29K incident

Watch: Goa Airport shut for an hour after MiG-29K skids off runway, catches fire