Jet diverts 8 flights to other airports

Mumbai: Seven Jet Airways flights and a JetLite flight were diverted to other airports after the Mumbai Airport was shut for nearly two hours following the skidding of Kingfisher Airline's aircraft on the runway.
"Seven flights of Jet Airways and one flight of JetLite were diverted to other airports due to runway closure for almost two hours today," an Airport official said.
The flights were diverted to Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Pune and Baroda, the official said, adding, these flights are now likely to land in Mumbai between 1930 and 2030 hours.
Earlier, a Kingfisher Airlines ATR aircraft with 42 passengers and four crew members skidded the runway after it landed in Mumbai.
10/11/09 Press Trust of India

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