Did a dog on the runway delay flights in Mumbai?

A dog's day out at the Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji airport allegedly led to the delay of around half a dozen flights arriving in from New Delhi between 10 pm to 1 am on Wednesday night. While all but one of the flights landed in Mumbai after hovering over the airport for almost an hour, a Jet Airways flight had to be diverted to Ahmedabad, affecting hundreds of passengers.
A ground staff, on condition of anonymity, said, "There was a dog on the runway which made the Air Traffic Control (ATC) delay the flights". However, the ATC denied making any confirmation about the dog on the runway and said it was traffic congestion that led to the delay.
Jet Airways flight 312 which was scheduled to leave the Delhi airport at 8.30 pm on Wednesday, left at 10 pm.
Passengers aboard flight 354 of Jet Airways were the worst hit as their flight was diverted to Ahmedabad. The journey, which was supposed to take two hours, ended up taking a harrowing seven.
01/04/10 NDTV.com

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010, Safety Apr 2010