Maharashtra

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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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    SpiceJet Plane Rejects Take Off After Bird Strike

    SpiceJetSpiceJet flight SG-182 rejected take off from Pune, Maharashtra, India, on August 23rd.

    The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to take off for Delhi when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to reject the take off.

    The plane safely returned to the apron. All 183 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.

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    GoAir Flights Diverts to Nagpur Over Bomb Threat

    GoAirGoAir flight G8 243 made an emergency landing in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, on January 23.

    The plane, heading from Bhubaneshwar to Mumbai, was diverted after the authorities received a call saying there was a bomb in the aircraft.

    The plane landed safely. There were 150 passengers onboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    An airline spokerspon said, “After deplaning the 150 passengers, checks were conducted by the airport security and there was no bomb found onboard the aircraft. Post clearance from the authorities, the passengers are now being boarded and flight is scheduled to take off at 12 noon to Mumbai. The GoAir officials at Bhubaneshwar immediately informed the local and the police is investigating the matter.”