Air traffic disrupted as cargo aircraft gets stuck on runway

A Sri Lankan Airlines cargo aircraft got stuck on the runway after one of its engines developed a technical snag at the HAL airport at Bangalore on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Soumendhu Mukherji said that the Colombo-bound cargo flight UL9172 developed a technical snag while taking off at 7.30 p.m. The runway was blocked for over an hour. There was no report of any casualty though seven people were reportedly in the aircraft when the incident occurred, he added. Regional Director of Airport Authority of India Navindar Koushal said air traffic was disrupted and more than 20 flights were delayed.

The operation of international flights, which begin around 9 p.m., was likely to be affected by this incident, sources said. Afsal K. of Hyderabad said that his flight to Bangalore was delayed. “We had to spend three hours in the air. It is three hours’ worth business wasted for me,” he added. P. Shahul, a passenger of Indian from Chennai, said that his flight was delayed by two hours. “We did not know the correct reason and had to wait for a signal to land for almost two hours,” he said.

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