Spicejet plane overshoots Mumbai airport runway , no casualties


Mumbai, Jul 2 (IANS): A Spicejet flight from Jaipur overshot the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, while landing here late on Monday, official sources said.

The incident occurred when the flight SG-6237, a Boeing aircraft, arrived and landed here around 11.51 pm, as Mumbai was lashed by heavy rains.

Airport officials helped the passengers deplane and a team of engineers was investigating the damage suffered by the aircraft.


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According to unconfirmed reports, a few passengers sustained minor injuries.

Meanwhile, the Government of Maharashtra has declared a public holiday in Mumbai on July 2 , for safety of Mumbai city and its citizens, in wake of the very heavy rainfall forecast by IMD.


 

  

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