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Mumbai Main Runway Reopens Sep 5, 2011
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The main runway of the Mumbai International Airport was re-opened on Sept. 5 after it was shut down since Sept. 2.
The runway was closed for three days after an Airbus A340 operated by Turkish Airlines veered off a rapid exit taxiway and stuck in mud after landing.
Airport authorities say the A340 was towed away at 1:17 a.m. (local time) on Sept. 5 and the runway was re-opened at 6:51 a.m. Incessant rain had hampered recovery operations, they added.
The flight from Istanbul to Mumbai, carrying 104 people including 11 crew members, skidded off the taxiway after landing at 4.13 a.m. local time on Sept. 2 “as a result of excessive rainfall,” according to airline officials. However, all on board were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
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The runway was closed for three days after an Airbus A340 operated by Turkish Airlines veered off a rapid exit taxiway and stuck in mud after landing.
Airport authorities say the A340 was towed away at 1:17 a.m. (local time) on Sept. 5 and the runway was re-opened at 6:51 a.m. Incessant rain had hampered recovery operations, they added.
The flight from Istanbul to Mumbai, carrying 104 people including 11 crew members, skidded off the taxiway after landing at 4.13 a.m. local time on Sept. 2 “as a result of excessive rainfall,” according to airline officials. However, all on board were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
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