*NEW DELHI – Air India aircraft, carrying more than 135 people, landed ona wrong runway at the Male’s Velana International Airport in the Maldiveson Friday.*
As per details, the flight, AI 263 was operating onDelhi-Thiruvananthapuram-Male sector, landed at a non-operational runway atthe airport in the Maldives, following the incident two pilots have beentaken off duty an inquiry will be conducted by authorities in Maldivesand India to find out how this serious incident took place.
Later, the aircraft was towed to parking bay. A tyre of the main landinggear was reportedly deflated.
This is the second time in just over a month that a flight operated by anIndian carrier has landed at or tried to take off from a wrong runway at anairport abroad.
Meanwhile, an Air India spokesperson was reported to have said that theplane landed at an “uncommissioned runway” and that all passengers are safe.