Pune Airport Runway Shut Temporarily After Sukhoi Fighter Jet Engages Aircraft Arrester Barrier
Mubarak Ansari
Pune, 20th March 2023: Today, a Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force engaged the Aircraft Arrester Barrier at Air Force Station, Pune. The event occurred after a routine training sortie, due to inadequate deceleration experienced by the pilots on the landing roll because of a technical snag.
Indian Air Force spokesperson, Wing Commander Ashish Moghe, said, “There was no damage to the aircraft. Engaging the arrester barrier gear is a planned activity for stopping a fighter aircraft. The runway, which had been closed temporarily, has been made operational again. An investigation has been ordered into the incident.”
Many flights were diverted due to runway closure.
Slight delay in Indigo flight 6E 302 from #Pune to Bangalore because of the closed runway in #PuneAirport
Scheduled departure at 13.55. Passengers are boarding now. So hopefully the flight will take off in sometime @IndiGo6E 👍— tania roy (@taniaroy) March 20, 2023
What about #indigo 6E 302 to Bangalore? Scheduled departure at 13.55. Will it be on time or is there a delay? #Pune #PuneAirport #flights #delayedfights
— tania roy (@taniaroy) March 20, 2023
Runway is closed in #pune #airport because it got damaged. Now under repair. All #flights diverted since morning. Now Indigo staff said they got runway clearance so the diverted flights will be landing. Expect a queue.
— tania roy (@taniaroy) March 20, 2023
#indigo #flight Pune to Hyd 6E 0407 delayed because runway at #Pune #airport is closed. Passengers waiting to board just got to know.
Indigo is asking passengers to come forward who have a connecting flight from Hyd.
This sudden closing of the runway is irksome— tania roy (@taniaroy) March 20, 2023
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