Mangaluru: Bad weather forced three flights that were scheduled to land at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) to be diverted on Sunday.
The Goa - Mangaluru, Mumbai - Mangaluru and Bengaluru - Mangaluru flights were diverted due to bad weather. Air India IX 822 Goa - Mangaluru flight was diverted back to Goa but later landed in Mangaluru after few hours. Jet Airways 431 Mumbai - Mangaluru and 815 Bengaluru - Mangaluru too have been diverted with passengers due to bad weather.
MIA director J T Radhakrishna told TOI that flights were diverted due to lack of visibility. "Lack of visibility forced pilots to divert flights back. Weather was clear and Goa - Mangaluru flight landed safely later. All flights, including those diverted ones, are expected to land safely," he added.
Minister of food, civil supplies, consumer affairs U T Khader was travelling in Jet Airways 815 Bengaluru - Mangaluru flight. Though the flight was scheduled to land at MIA at 4.10pm, lack of visibility forced the pilot to return to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Following this, a meeting convened by the minister in Mangaluru has been postponed.
26/06/16 Vinobha K T/Times of India
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The Goa - Mangaluru, Mumbai - Mangaluru and Bengaluru - Mangaluru flights were diverted due to bad weather. Air India IX 822 Goa - Mangaluru flight was diverted back to Goa but later landed in Mangaluru after few hours. Jet Airways 431 Mumbai - Mangaluru and 815 Bengaluru - Mangaluru too have been diverted with passengers due to bad weather.
MIA director J T Radhakrishna told TOI that flights were diverted due to lack of visibility. "Lack of visibility forced pilots to divert flights back. Weather was clear and Goa - Mangaluru flight landed safely later. All flights, including those diverted ones, are expected to land safely," he added.
Minister of food, civil supplies, consumer affairs U T Khader was travelling in Jet Airways 815 Bengaluru - Mangaluru flight. Though the flight was scheduled to land at MIA at 4.10pm, lack of visibility forced the pilot to return to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Following this, a meeting convened by the minister in Mangaluru has been postponed.
26/06/16 Vinobha K T/Times of India
