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Air India Plane Over-runs Runway in India

Air India flight AI-849 made a safe emergency landing at Pune Airport, Maharashtra, India, on May 12th.

The Airbus A321-200 flying from Delhi, India, had landed safely but it over-ran the end of runway.

The passengers were evacuated via slides.

All 152 people aboard remained safe.

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