Plane on runway forces Indigo flight to abort landing

Passengers of an Indigo airline flight experienced tense moments when the flight’s landing was aborted at the Chennai airport on Monday. The flight which left Mumbai at 10 a.m. with over 150 passengers was scheduled to land in Chennai around 11.40 a.m. But when the flight was about to land, the pilot was informed there was another flight on the runway. He had to abort the landing and stay in the air for a while.

J. Joher, a frequent flyer said that he along with the other passengers were worried when the captain apprised them of the situation.

After the take off for the flight on the runway was cleared, the Indigo airline flight landed at 11.55 a.m.

Pilot informed there was another flight on the runway, forced to stay in air for a few minutes

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