B’luru-Guwahati SpiceJet flight undershoots runway; DGCA grounds 2 pilots, pending inquiry


PTI, Dec 6, 2020, 11:36 AM IST

 

Bengaluru/Guwahati: A SpiceJet plane undershot the runway while landing at the Guwahati airport on Friday. No one was hurt in the incident, senior DGCA officials said.

The aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has grounded the two SpiceJet pilots who were operating the SG960 Bengaluru-Guwahati flight, they said on Saturday. “They (pilots) have been off-rostered. The matter is under investigation,” they said.

Officials said while the plane landed before the designated point on the runway, none of the passengers were affected. It was not clear how many passengers were on board the plane when the incident occurred.

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