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Eight Flights Diverted as IAF Incident Halts Pune Airport Operations
17 Apr
Summary
- An IAF aircraft incident caused Pune airport's runway to become unavailable.
- At least eight incoming flights were diverted to other cities.
- All aircrew involved in the incident were reported safe.
Late on Thursday night, an incident involving an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft led to the temporary closure of Pune International Airport's runway.
The IAF confirmed the runway's unavailability shortly after the incident, assuring that the aircrew involved were safe and no damage occurred to civilian property. The focus is now on restoring the runway to operational status.
As a direct consequence, at least eight flights scheduled to land in Pune were diverted. These flights were rerouted to various other airports, including Surat, Manohar, Navi Mumbai, Chennai, and Coimbatore, impacting numerous passengers.
Efforts to clear the runway and reinstate normal flight schedules are actively in progress. The specific details of the IAF aircraft incident have not yet been disclosed.
