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Gulf Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Mumbai, No Casualties

  •   Wed, Nov 11 2009 12:56:56 PM

Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A Gulf Air aircraft made an emergency landing here Wednesday following a technical snag, and then got stuck on the runway for a while, an airport official said.

The Airbus A-320 flight GF-057 took off from here for Bahrain at 10.32 a.m. but returned after 50 minutes after a technical problem was detected.

While the airport authorities were in full emergency readiness mode, the flight landed but got stuck on the runway, blocking other flights.

The aircraft was then towed away and the runway cleared for normal operations by noon, the official said.

There are no reports of any injuries to any passengers in the incident.

This is the second instance of an emergency at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in two days.

A Kingfisher Airlines flight with 46 passengers on board had skidded off the main runway, affecting normal operations Tuesday evening.

  

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Wed, Nov 11 2009

    Although I partly agree with Mr. Clifford Fernandes, Mangalore......I do not wish the same to Gulf Air...!!!???

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  • Oswald, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 11 2009

    Mr. Clifford As far as Gulf Air is concerned, there are no cutting corners with maintenance. Sometimes these things just happen... That is the reality of Flight ops

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  • Basil, mumbai /

    Wed, Nov 11 2009

    I am sure Gulf Air has not reduced the maintainence staff, hope evrything will be normal by tonight.

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  • Frederick Pinto, Shirva

    Wed, Nov 11 2009

    Thanks God Aircraft landed safely and all passengers disembarked from the aircraft. The safety of passengers,airlines crew and as well as aircraft is of paramount importance. The Captain(Pilot) was amazing.

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  • Clifford Fernandes, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 11 2009

    In these days of cut backs. I wonder if the air lines are cutting down on maintainence.

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