April 23, 2026 05:51 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

'Will never forget’: Nation remembers Pahalgam victims as leaders vow strong fight against terror | 'India will never bow to any form of terror': PM Modi on Pahalgam terror attack anniversary | TCS Nashik case: No interim bail for Danish Shaikh in religious sentiments case | US woman alleges sexual assault at Karnataka homestay; owner among 2 arrested | ‘PM Modi is a terrorist’: Mallikarjun Kharge sparks row; BJP hits back | ‘What kind of order is this?’: Mamata slams ECI’s bike curbs in poll-bound Bengal, calls it ‘mischief’ | ‘90% of women can’t do politics without entering male politicians’ rooms’: Pappu Yadav sparks row; BJP targets Congress | Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO; John Ternus named successor | 15 killed, 20 injured as bus plunges into gorge in J&K’s Udhampur | Oil jumps over 5% as Strait of Hormuz closure fuels supply fears

Main runway in Mumbai Airport closed after flight overshot its mark

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jul 02, 2019, at 11:41 am

Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): The main runway at Mumbai Airport has been closed after a SpiceJet flight overshot its mark while landing last night, media reports said.

The plane, a Boeing 737-800 is still stuck in the midway leading to diversion of 54 flights. Several flights have been cancelled.

The efforts to remove the plane, which had landed in the midst of heavy rain, from the runway are on, report said.

Several domestic airlines have tweeted informing passengers about the cancellation of flights.

Vistara tweeted, "BOM #Mumbai airport runway closed after this incident. Multiple diversions, incl 5 @airvistara flights: A320 UK953 DEL-BOM TO AMD B737 UK824 MAA-BOM TO HYD B737 UK774 CCU-BOM TO HYD B737 UK866 BLR-BOM TO HYD A320 UK 981 DEL BOM to HYD. Will be tough night and morning for all."

BOM #Mumbai airport runway closed after this incident. Multiple diversions, incl 5 @airvistara flights:
A320 UK953 DEL-BOM TO AMD
B737 UK824 MAA-BOM TO HYD
B737 UK774 CCU-BOM TO HYD
B737 UK866 BLR-BOM TO HYD
A320 UK 981 DEL BOM to HYD. Will be tough night and morning for all. https://t.co/wzTWXYH7Rm
— Vistara (@airvistara) July 1, 2019

Indigo tweeted, "#6ETravelAdvisory: To check flight status, please visit http://www.goindigo.in or send an SMS ST as DDMM, e.g. for flight 6E-333 for July 02, send ST 333 0207 to 566772."

#6ETravelAdvisory: To check flight status, please visit https://t.co/Mj1tYZIvoE or send an SMS ST as DDMM, e.g. for flight 6E-333 for July 02, send ST 333 0207 to 566772. pic.twitter.com/KkzcTmbf32
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) July 1, 2019

#Mumbai #MumbaiAirport #MainRunway #SpiceJet #Vistara #IndiGo

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.