NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (NNN-PTI) – An aircraft belonging to the private airline IndiGo, suffered a tail strike amid rough weather conditions yesterday, at the international airport in the Indian city Mumbai, but landed safely in a second attempt.
A spokesperson of the airline said that, the Bangkok-Mumbai flight, after suffering from a tail strike in the first attempt, safely landed at around 3:00 a.m. local time.
Yesterday, the IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft’s tail touched the runway, while executing a low-altitude go-around, due to unfavourable weather conditions in Mumbai. Thereafter, the aircraft carried out another approach and landed safely, said the spokesperson.
There were over 200 passengers on the aircraft when the incident occurred. No human injuries were reported, though the aircraft suffered from minor damage.– NNN-PTI
