About to land, Jet flight spots plane on runway, backs off

Mumbai: Passengers on a Jet Airways flight had a terrifying experience on Friday evening when the commander aborted landing at the last minute after spotting another aircraft on the runway at Mumbai airport. The aircraft, which was just seconds away from touch-down, pulled back and took off again. The incident happened around 4.40pm when flight 9W 352 from Delhi was on its final approach to land on runway 14-32.

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A Jet Airways spokesperson confirmed the incident. "The commander noticed a Gulfstream aircraft on the runway. He informed the ATC about it and said he would be doing a go-around."
"The aircraft on ground was an international charter flight. It was to take off when its commander reported a technical glitch and requested to taxi back to the terminal," said MG Junghare, aerodrome general manager.
Meanwhile, the ATC had already cleared the Jet Airways aircraft for landing in a couple of minutes. But the aircraft on ground could not vacate the runway fast as its exit -- the mouth of a taxiway -- was blocked by the next aircraft waiting for take-off.
20/10/07 Manju V/Times of India

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