Jackal delays Jet flight's landing at Indore airport

Indore: A tragedy was averted here today due to the alertness of the air traffic control (ATC) and the pilot when a jackal suddenly appeared on the Indore Airport runway delaying the landing of a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai for about 15 minutes, official sources said. ATC asked the pilot of Jet Airways' flight number 9-W-2381, carrying 200 passengers, to "go around" in the air after witnessing a jackal on the runway at 7.30 am, Indore airport director R N Shinde told PTI. When contacted, a Jet Airways official posted at the airport said that there was a delay in landing for about 15 minutes, but there was no panic among passengers, though there was a slight jerk due to the change in landing procedure.
17/08/12 PTI/IBN Live

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Categories: airports Aug 2012, Jet Airways Aug 2012, Safety Aug 2012