An Air India flight's landing in Goa was delayed by a pack of stray dogs on the runway, prompting the plane to make a go around in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 August, news agency ANI quoted the Indian Navy as saying.
“AI 033 from Mumbai while landing in Dabolim at around 0300h on 13 Aug 19 reported to ATC dogs on runway and going around. The aircraft was recovered safely in second approach.”Indian Navy Statement
The Goa airport is controlled by the Navy itself. In the official statement, it said that “INS Hansa has taken proactive measures to reduce dog menace on runway with employment of manpower during daylight hours adjacent to runway to chase away dogs/birds."
No injuries from the accident have been reported, which occurred around 3 am on Tuesday. The Navy has said that the Air Traffic Controllers had missed the presence of dogs and gave the plane a go ahead of landing since it was night time.
The statement, however did not mention how many passengers were on board the aircraft.
(With inputs from ANI)
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