Now, hyenas take a walk on the runway!

Kolkata: A Jet Airways evening flight from Agartala to Kolkata had to hover for sometime before landing at NSC Bose Airport because of the reported sighting of hyenas on the runway by another pilot, who had landed earlier today.
The pilot of Indigo's flight from Nagpur to Kolkata, who landed here at about 6.40 p.m. informed the Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials that he had sighted two hyenas on the runway while landing. Accordingly, AAI officials conducted a search to ensure that there was no obstruction for the landing and taking off of the flights. Meanwhile, the pilot of the Jet Airways flight from Agartala, which came to Kolkata and was in the final phase of landing, was instructed by the ATC officials to hover till the runway inspection was over. The AAI officials did not find any animal on the runway and eventually the flight was given the clearance to land.
20/01/09 The Statesman

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Categories: Airports Jan 2009, Indigo Airlines Jan 2009, Jet Airways Jan 2009, Safety Jan 2009